Kameda Station
# Kameda Station

Kameda Station (亀田駅, Kameda-eki) is a train station in Kōnan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Kameda Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 129.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu.

## Layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform, serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

* Gate (December 2011)
* Shop (February 2006)

### Platforms

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

## History

The station opened on 20 November 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 5,378 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Niigata Kōyō High School
* Niigata Meikun Junior and Senior High School
* View from east exit
* View from west exit (June 2018)
