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Raikōji Station

Railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

37°23′49.85″N 138°47′0.61″E / 37.3971806°N 138.7835028°E / 37.3971806; 138.7835028Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Shin'etsu Main LinePlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened27 December 1898; 125 years ago (1898-12-27)Passengers556 daily (FY2017) Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kashiwazaki towards Naoetsu		Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid		Miyauchi towards Niigata
Echigo-Iwatsuka towards Naoetsu		Shin'etsu Main Line Local		Maekawa towards Niigata

Location
Raikōji Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Raikōji Station Raikōji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Raikōji Station (来迎寺駅, Raikōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Raikōji Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 63.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. It has a Midori no Madoguchi-staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu
2	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Nagaoka, Niigata

History

Raikōji Station opened on 27 December 1898. The present station building was completed in November 1979. The station was also served by the now-defunct Uonuma Line from 1911–1984, and the Nagaoka Line from 1921–1995. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.