Kamo Station (Niigata)

Kamo Station 加茂駅
East side of the station (July 2004)
General information
Location	1-1 Kamoeki-mae, Kamo-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1384 Japan
Coordinates	37.6589°N 139.049°E / 37.6589; 139.049
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1897
Passengers
2,837 (FY2017)
Location Kamo Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Kamo Station Kamo Station (Japan)

Kamo Station (加茂駅, Kamo-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kamo, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kamo Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 103.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

West side of the station (July 2004)

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

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shin'etsu Main Line
Higashi-Sanjō		Shirayuki		Niitsu
Higashi-Sanjō		Rapid		Yashiroda
Honai		Local		Hanyūda

History

Kamo Station opened on 20 November 1897. The privately owned Kanbara Railway Company operated a line from Kamo to Gosen from 1930–1988. 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 2837 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Kamo City Hall
• Kamo Post Office
• National Route 403

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)