Muikamachi Station

{{short description|Railway station in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan}} {{Infobox station | name = Muikamachi Station | native_name = 六日町駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = JR and HK Muikamachi Station.jpg | alt = | caption = Muikamachi Station | other_name = | address = 140-2 Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6680 | country = Japan | coordinates = {{coord|37.0668|N|138.8758|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}} | operator = {{Plainlist| * 20px JR East * 50px Hokuetsu Express }} | line = {{Plainlist| * {{colorbull|DeepSkyBlue}}Jōetsu Line * {{colorbull|MediumVioletRed}} Hokuhoku Line }} | platforms = 1 side + 2 island platforms | connections = | structure = | code = | status = Staffed (''Midori no Madoguchi'') | opened = {{start date and age|1923|11|18|df=y}} | website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1520}} | closed = | former = | passengers = 1794 daily | pass_year = FY2017 | services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East|line1=Joetsu|left1=Shiozawa|right1=Itsukamachi |system2=Hokuhoku|line4=Hokuhoku|left4=Shiozawa|right4=Uonuma-Kyūryō|to-left4=Echigo-Yuzawa|to-right4=Naoetsu|note-left4=(limited service)}} | map_type = Hokuhoku Line#Japan }}

{{nihongo|'''Muikamachi Station'''|六日町駅|Muikamachi-eki}} is a railway station located in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

==Lines== Muikamachi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 111.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Takasaki|x}}. It is also a terminal station for the Hokuhoku Line, although trains continue on to {{STN|Echigo-Yuzawa|x}} via the Joetsu Line.

==Station layout== [[File:Muikamachi Station Ekimeihyou 20170704 085742.jpg|thumb|Running in board]] The station has a single side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.

===Platforms=== {{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name =Jōetsu Line|linecol=DeepSkyBlue|dir=for {{STN|Echigo-Yuzawa|x}} and {{STN|Minakami|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Jōetsu Line|linecol=DeepSkyBlue|dir=(siding)}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|nidx=Jōetsu Line|linecol=DeepSkyBlue|dir=for {{STN|Nagaoka|x}} and {{STN|Niigata|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|nidx=Hokuhoku Line|linecol=#cc3366|dir=for {{STN|Echigo-Yuzawa|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=5|first=3|nidx=Hokuhoku Line|linecol=#cc3366|dir=for {{STN|Tōkamachi|x}} and {{STN|Naoetsu|x}}}}

==History== thumb|The station in 1994 Muikamachi Station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1794 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2017stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_05.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)|year= 2018|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 September 2018}}</ref>

==Surrounding area== *Muikamachi Post Office * {{jct|country=JPN|Route|17}}

==See also== * List of railway stations in Japan

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Muikamachi Station}} * [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1520 JR East Muikamachi Station] {{in lang|ja}} * [https://www.hokuhoku.co.jp/ekisya.html#1 Hokuetsu Express Station information] {{in lang|ja}}

Category:Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923 Category:Stations of Hokuetsu Express Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company Category:Jōetsu Line Category:Minamiuonuma