Kamitokoro Station

Location
	Kamitokoro Station Location within Niigata Prefecture Kamitokoro Station Kamitokoro Station (Japan)

Kamitokoro Station

上所駅
Kamitokoro Station; 上所駅
General information
Location	1-chōme-4 Shimotokorojima, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi; Niigata-ken 950-0991; Japan
Coordinates	37°54′25″N 139°2′43″E / 37.90694°N 139.04528°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Under construction
History
Opening	15 March 2025 (planned)
Services
Location
Location
	Kamitokoro Station Location within Niigata Prefecture Kamitokoro Station Kamitokoro Station (Japan)

Kamitokoro Station (上所駅, Kamitokoro-eki) is a railway station under construction on the Echigo Line in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan.^[1] It will be operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kamitokoro Station will be served by the Echigo Line, and will be located 1.6 kilometres from Hakusan and 1.5 kilometres from Niigata.^[2]

Station layout

The station will have two opposed side platforms connected by an existing underpass.^[1] The platforms will be built at a length of 125 metres to accommodate trains that are at most six cars long. In addition, elevators will be installed.^[3]

History

In February 2022, JR East and Niigata City agreed to build a station between Hakusan and Niigata on the Echigo Line.^[3] On 19 April 2023, the Hokuriku-Shinetsu District Transport Bureau approved the planned establishment of the new station.^[4] Construction started later that year.^[5]

The station name was finalised on 1 June 2023.^[6]

Kamitokoro Station is scheduled to open on 15 March 2025.^[7]

Surrounding area

Niigata Minami High School^[6]
Niigata Unison Plaza^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "越後線・新駅名称は「上所」に決定…白山-新潟間に2024年度末開業へ" [New Echigo Line station named "Kamitokoro" to open between Hakusan and Niigata at the end of fiscal year 2024]. Automotive Media Response (in Japanese). Japan. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "すでに馴染んでいた!? JR越後線の新駅「上所」に決定新潟支社の選定理由とは" [Already familiar?! "Kamitokoro" selected for JR Echigo Line's new station - why the Niigata branch chose it?]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co., Ltd. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b "新潟市・JR東日本，越後線（仮称）上所新駅の設置に関する基本協定を締結" [Niigata City and JR East sign a basic agreement regarding the establishment of Kamitokoro Station on the Echigo Line (tentative name)]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "新潟～白山の新駅「上所（仮）」認可 2024年度末の開業に向け JR越後線" [Approval for JR Echigo Line "Kamitokoro (tentative)" Station between Niigata and Hakusan - opening at the end of fiscal 2024]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co., Ltd. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "JR東日本、上所駅の外壁カラーを一般投票で決定 - 2024年度末開業" [JR East decides exterior wall colour of Kamitokoro Station through public voting - to open at the end of 2024]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "JR東日本、越後線白山～新潟間の新駅は「上所駅」2024年度末開業へ" [JR East to open "Kamitokoro Station" between Hakusan and Niigata on the Echigo Line at the end of fiscal year 2024]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "3月15日開業に向けて工事が進む越後線上所駅" [Construction work underway at Kamitokoro Station on the Echigo Line, set to open on 15 March]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[:4-1] "越後線・新駅名称は「上所」に決定…白山-新潟間に2024年度末開業へ" [New Echigo Line station named "Kamitokoro" to open between Hakusan and Niigata at the end of fiscal year 2024]. Automotive Media Response (in Japanese). Japan. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[:2-2] "すでに馴染んでいた!? JR越後線の新駅「上所」に決定新潟支社の選定理由とは" [Already familiar?! "Kamitokoro" selected for JR Echigo Line's new station - why the Niigata branch chose it?]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co., Ltd. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[:7-3] "新潟市・JR東日本，越後線（仮称）上所新駅の設置に関する基本協定を締結" [Niigata City and JR East sign a basic agreement regarding the establishment of Kamitokoro Station on the Echigo Line (tentative name)]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[4] "新潟～白山の新駅「上所（仮）」認可 2024年度末の開業に向け JR越後線" [Approval for JR Echigo Line "Kamitokoro (tentative)" Station between Niigata and Hakusan - opening at the end of fiscal 2024]. Traffic News (in Japanese). Japan: Mediavague Co., Ltd. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[5] "JR東日本、上所駅の外壁カラーを一般投票で決定 - 2024年度末開業" [JR East decides exterior wall colour of Kamitokoro Station through public voting - to open at the end of 2024]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[:1-6] "JR東日本、越後線白山～新潟間の新駅は「上所駅」2024年度末開業へ" [JR East to open "Kamitokoro Station" between Hakusan and Niigata on the Echigo Line at the end of fiscal year 2024]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[7] "3月15日開業に向けて工事が進む越後線上所駅" [Construction work underway at Kamitokoro Station on the Echigo Line, set to open on 15 March]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

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