Kotaki Station

Coordinates: 36°56′17″N 137°51′33″E / 36.9381°N 137.8592°E / 36.9381; 137.8592
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Kotaki Station

小滝駅
Kotaki Station, June 2009
General information
LocationKotaki, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata-ken 949-0462
Japan
Coordinates36°56′17″N 137°51′33″E / 36.9381°N 137.8592°E / 36.9381; 137.8592
Elevation134 meters
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Ōito Line
Distance91.8 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened24 December 1935; 88 years ago (1935-12-24)
Passengers
3 (FY2016)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Nechi
towards Itoigawa
Ōito Line Hiraiwa
towards Minami-Otari
Location
Kotaki Station is located in Japan
Kotaki Station
Kotaki Station
Location within Japan

Kotaki Station (小滝駅, Kotaki-eki) is a railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[edit]

Kotaki Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 21.7 kilometers from the intermediate terminus of the line at Minami-Otari Station, and is 91.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms[edit]

   Ōito Line for Itoigawa
   Ōito Line for Minami-Otari


History[edit]

Kotaki Station opened on 24 December 1935. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Himekawa No.6 Hydroelectric Power Plant

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 統計いといがわ 第10章 運輸・通信 (PDF) [Itoigawa official statistics No.10 Transportation and Communications] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Itoigawa City Government. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

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