Kakizaki Station
# Kakizaki Station

Kakizaki Station (柿崎駅, Kakizaki-eki) is a railway station on the Shin'etsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Kakizaki Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 17.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one side platform adjacent to the station building, connected to an island platform by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu (starting trains) for Nagaoka (for local trains) |
| 3 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka and Niigata |

* The station platforms in June 2011

## History

The station opened on 13 May 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Kakizaki Post Office
* National Route 8
