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Saruwada Station

Coordinates: 37°43′46″N 139°13′21″E / 37.7295°N 139.2224°E / 37.7295; 139.2224
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Sarawada Station

猿和田駅
Saruwada Station, April 2010
General information
LocationTsuchibori, Gosen-shi, Niigata-ken 959-1643
Japan
Coordinates37°43′46″N 139°13′21″E / 37.7295°N 139.2224°E / 37.7295; 139.2224
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance161.9 km from Kōriyama
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 August 1955
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Gosen
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Maoroshi
towards Kōriyama
Location
Sarawada Station is located in Japan
Sarawada Station
Sarawada Station
Location within Japan

Saruwada Station (猿和田駅, Saruwada-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gosen, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Saruwada Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 161.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

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The station opened on 15 August 1955. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 2009.

Surrounding area

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  • Saruwada Post Office
  • Gosen Kawahigashi Elementary School
  • Gosen Kawahigashi Middle School
  • National Route 290
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