title: Kaji Station
text: # Kaji Station
  
  Kaji Station (加治駅, Kaji eki) is a railway station in the city of Shibata, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kaji Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 30.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Shibata, Niitsu, Niigata |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Murakami, Oguni |
  
  ## History
  
  Kaji Station opened on 1 June 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Shibata Nanata Junior High School
  