title: Kita-Horinouchi Station
text: # Kita-Horinouchi Station
  
  Kita-Horinouchi Station (北堀之内駅, Kita-Horinouchi-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Uonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kita-Horinouchi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 138.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station has two single ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Koide, Echigo-Yuzawa |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
  
  ## History
  
  Kita-Horinouchi Station opened on 15 February 1950. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Japan National Route 17
  