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Railway station in Kamo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

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Kamo Station
加茂駅
East side of the station (April 2020)
General information
Location1-1 Kamoeki-mae, Kamo-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1384
Japan
Coordinates37°39′32″N 139°02′56″E / 37.6589°N 139.049°E / 37.6589; 139.049
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 November 1897; 127 years ago (1897-11-20)
Passengers
2,837 (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Sanjōtowards Naoetsu Shirayuki Niitsutowards Niigata
Shin'etsu Main LineRapid Yashirodatowards Niigata
Honaitowards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main LineLocal Hanyūdatowards Niigata
Location
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Kamo Station (加茂駅, Kamo-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamo, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kamo Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 103.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

West side of the station (July 2004)

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passageway, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Station interior (April 2020)

Platforms

1 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu
2 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Niitsu, Niigata

History

Kamo Station opened on 20 November 1897. The privately owned Kanbara Railway Company operated a line from Kamo to Gosen from 1930 to 1988. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Shopping street of Kamo

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

Stations of the Shin'etsu Main Line and related lines
JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (1997-present)
Railway abandoned
Shinano Railway Line
JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (1997-present)
Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line
ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line
JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (2015-present)
See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen
All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops


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