Echigo-Tazawa Station

Echigo-Tazawa Station (越後田沢駅) is a railway station in the city of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Echigo-Tazawa Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 64.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History
Echigo-Tazawa Station opened on 6 November 1927. 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 2001.

Surrounding area

 * former Nakasato village hall
 * Nishiotaki Dam
 * former Nakasato village hall
 * Nishiotaki Dam