title: Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
text: # Echigo-Iwatsuka Station
  
  Echigo-Iwatsuka Station (越後岩塚駅, Echigo-Iwatsuka-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 60.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge serving two tracks. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
  
  ## History
  
  Echigo-Iwatsuka Station opened on 1 June 1945. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Iwatsuka Post Office
  * Hotokusan Inari Taisha
  