title: Kariwa Station
text: # Kariwa Station
  
  Kariwa Station (刈羽駅, Kariwa-eki) is a railway station in the village of Kariwa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Kariwa Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 9.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track.
  
  The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.
  
  ## History
  
  Kariwa Station opened on 11 November 1912. A new station building was completed in 1984. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kariwa Village Hall
  * Kariwa Post Office
  * Kariwa Shell Midden
  * Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
  