Echigo-Horinouchi Station
# Echigo-Horinouchi Station

Echigo-Horinouchi Station (越後堀之内駅, Echigo-Horinouchi-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Uonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Echigo-Horinouchi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 134.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

## Station layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Koide, Echigo-Yuzawa |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |

## History

Echigo-Horinouchi Station opened on 1 August 1922. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 433 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* former Horinouchi town hall
* Japan National Route 17
* Horinouchi Post Office
* Horinouchi Elementary School
* Horinouchi Middle School
