Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
# Echigo-Iwatsuka Station

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (越後岩塚駅, Echigo-Iwatsuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 60.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

## Station layout

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

### Platforms

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

## History

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station opened on 1 June 1945. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

## Surrounding area

* Iwatsuka Post Office
* Hotokusan Inari Taisha
