Raikōji Station

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Raikōji Station (来迎寺駅, Raikōji-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Minami-Nagaoka Gas Field

The Minami-Nagaoka Gas Field is a gas field located in the southwest of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It was discovered in 1979 and is developed by INPEX Corporation. One of the largest in Japan, the field has been in production since 1984, with the completion of the Koshijihara Gas Plant. Even after more than 25 years of continuous output, Minami-Nagaoka still accounts for approximately 40% of Japan's total natural gas production.

Industrial Landmark

Koshiji Bridge

The Koshiji Bridge carries Japanese Kashiwazaki Takahama Horinouchi Line Road No. 23 in Niigata Prefecture. The bridge replaced others on this site. Possibly the most notable was a bridge originally constructed by Andrew Handyside & Co of Derby. This bridge had been designed as a bridge for the Japanese National Railway in 1896 named Shinanogawa Bridge and saw good service until 1952. In 1959 it was remodeled to be the Koshiji Bridge as a road bridge. This was eventually made redundant when a bypass was constructed in 1998 and in 2002 the old Handyside bridge was shortened and moved to a park to preserve it.

Bridge

Shinano River

The Shinano River, known as the Chikuma River in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan and the third largest by basin area. It is located in northeastern Honshu, rising in the Japanese Alps and flowing generally northeast through Nagano and Niigata Prefectures before emptying into the Sea of Japan. It is designated as a Class A river.

Lake Landmark

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station

Echigo-Iwatsuka Station is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company.

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Nagaoka University of Technology

Nagaoka University of Technology, abbreviated as Nagaoka Gidai, is a national technological university in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. It is one of two universities of technology in Japan, the other being Toyohashi University of Technology in Aichi. The university requires fourth year students to spend up to five months on-the-job experience in private enterprises, government agencies, and elsewhere.

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Lines

Raikōji Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 63.6 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.

History

Raikōji Station opened on 27 December 1898. The present station building was completed in November 1979. The station was also served by the now-defunct Uonuma Line from 1911–1984, and the Nagaoka Line from 1921–1995. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.