title: Kakizaki Station
text: # Kakizaki Station
  
  Kakizaki Station (柿崎駅, Kakizaki-eki) is a railway station on the Shin'etsu Main Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kakizaki Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 17.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one side platform adjacent to the station building, connected to an island platform by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Naoetsu (starting trains) for Nagaoka (for local trains) |
  | 3 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka and Niigata |
  
  * The station platforms in June 2011
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 13 May 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kakizaki Post Office
  * National Route 8
  