is a

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located in the city of

Minamiuonuma, Niigata is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 55,354 with 20,047 households, and a population density of 96.1 persons per km2. Its total area was . Geography Minamiuonuma is situated in a valley in a ...

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, operated jointly by the

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(JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

Lines

Muikamachi Station is a station on the

Jōetsu Line The is a major railway line in Japan, owned by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Takasaki Station in Gunma Prefecture with Miyauchi Station (Niigata), Miyauchi Station in Niigata Prefecture, linking the northwestern Kanto regi ...

, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is also a terminal station for the

Hokuhoku Line The is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture that runs from Muikamachi in Minamiuonuma City to Saigata in Jōetsu City. It is the sole railway line operated by . Construction of the line first began in 1968 by the Japanese National ...

, although trains continue on to via the Joetsu Line.

Station layout

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The station has a single

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and two

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s serving five tracks. The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Muikamachi Station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the

Japanese National Railways The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1794 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Muikamachi Post Office *

References

External links

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JR East Muikamachi Station

Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923 Stations of Hokuetsu Express Stations of East Japan Railway Company Jōetsu Line Minamiuonuma {{Niigata-railstation-stub