Echigo-Shikawatari Station
# Echigo-Shikawatari Station

Echigo-Shikawatari Station (越後鹿渡駅, Echigo-Shikawatari-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Echigo-Shikawatari Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 62.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

## History

Echigo-Shikawatari 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 2002.

## Surrounding area

* Shinano River
* Matsunoyama Onsen
* National Route 353
