Miyauchi Station (宮内駅, Miyauchi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Miyauchi Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and the Jōetsu Line. It is 162.6 kilometers from the terminus of the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki and is 70.0 kilometers from the terminus on the Shin'etsu Main Line at Naoetsu.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
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Platforms -
Station interior, April 2019
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu |
| ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami | |
| 3, 4, 5 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka and Niigata |
History
The station opened on 27 December 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building was completed in 1992.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 972 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Miyauchi Post Office
- Miyauchi Elementary School
- Miyauchi Middle School
- Nagaoka Ginger Ramen
- Settaya - district famous for Kura (storehouse) and Sake
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Streetscape of Settaya -
Storehouse of Quina Saffron Winery in Settaya -
Nagaoka Ginger Ramen served at Aoshima Shokudo
See also
References
- ^ 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
- Miyauchi Station (JR East) (in Japanese)
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