title: Kasashima Station
text: # Kasashima Station
  
  Kasashima Station (笠島駅, Kasashima-eki) is a railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kasashima Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 27.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two elevated unnumbered opposed side platforms connected by a passage underneath, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | south | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu |
  | - | - | - |
  | north | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki and Nagaoka |
  
  ## History
  
  Kasahima Station opened on 1 July 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2004.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 8
  