title: Maekawa Station
text: # Maekawa Station
  
  Maekawa Station (前川駅, Maekawa-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Maekawa Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 67.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
  
  ## History
  
  Maekawa Station opened on 15 August 1964. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Niigata Prefectural Driver's License Centre, Nagaoka branch
  