title: Echigo-Takiya Station
text: # Echigo-Takiya Station
  
  Echigo-Takiya Station (越後滝谷駅, Echigo-Takiya-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Echigo-Takiya Station is served by the Jōetsu Line and Iiyama Line. It is 156.6 kilometers from the terminusof the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Echigo-Nakazato and Minakami |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 1 November 1920 as Muikaichi Station (六日市駅, Muikaichi ski). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1925. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Konan Middle School
  