Oshikiri Station

Railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kita-Nagaoka towards Naoetsu		Shin'etsu Main Line Local		Mitsuke towards Niigata

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

Oshikiri Station (押切駅, Oshikiri-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Oshikiri Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 79.9 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. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Niigata
3	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Nagaoka

History

Oshikiri Station opened on 1 September 1901. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building dates from 1995.^{[citation needed]}