Echigo-Tazawa Station
# Echigo-Tazawa Station

Echigo-Tazawa Station (越後田沢駅, Echigo-Tazawa-eki) 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

* National Route 117
* National Route 373
* former Nakasato village hall
* Nishiotaki Dam
