Echigo-Shimoseki Station
# Echigo-Shimoseki Station

Echigo-Shimoseki Station (越後下関駅, Echigo-Shimoseki-eki) is a railway station on the Yonesaka Line in the village of Sekikawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Echigo-Shimoseki Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station.

## Station layout

The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Yonesaka Line | for Oguni, Iwaizumi, and Yonezawa |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Yonesaka Line | for Sakamachi |

## History

Echigo-Shimoseki Station opened on 10 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 90 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* National Route 113
* Sekikawa village hall
* Sekikawa Post Office
