title: Kotaki Station
text: # Kotaki Station
  
  Kotaki Station (小滝駅, Kotaki-eki) is a railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kotaki Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 21.7 kilometers from the intermediate terminus of the line at Minami-Otari Station, and is 91.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Matsumoto Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | ■ Ōito Line | for Itoigawa |
  | - | - |
  | ■ Ōito Line | for Minami-Otari |
  
  ## History
  
  Kotaki Station opened on 24 December 1935. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Himekawa No.6 Hydroelectric Power Plant
  