Kujiranami Station

Railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ōmigawa towards Naoetsu		Shin'etsu Main Line Local		Kashiwazaki towards Niigata

Location
Kujiranami Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Kujiranami Station Kujiranami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kujiranami Station (鯨波駅, Kujiranami-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kujiranami Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 32.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

south	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Naoetsu
north	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki and Nagaoka

History

Kujiranami Station opened on 1 April 1904. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2004.