Nihongi Station
# Nihongi Station

Nihongi Station (二本木駅, Nihongi-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

## Lines

Nihongi Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from Myōkō-Kōgen to Naoetsu, and is located 14.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Myōkō-Kōgen and 52.0 kilometers from Nagano.

## Station layout

The station has one island platform, connected to the station building by an underground passage. This station has a zig zag.

* The platform in January 2010
* The platform in April 2019
* Station interior, April 2019

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Myōkō Haneuma Line | for Myōkō-Kōgen |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Myōkō Haneuma Line | for Naoetsu |

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Myōkō Haneuma Line |||||
| Sekiyama | Sekiyama | Local | Arai | Arai |

## History

The station opened on 1 May 1911. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies. From this date, Nihongi Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 140 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Former Nakago village hall
* Nakago Elementary School
* Nakago Junior High School
* Nakago Post Office
