Kakinoki Station (柿ノ木駅, Kakinoki-eki) was a railway station on the Tadami Line in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It opened in 1951 as a temporary station, became a permanent station in 1987, and closed in March 2015. The nearest open stations are Irihirose to the west and Ōshirakawa to the east.
History
The station opened on 1 March 1951, as a temporary intermediate station on the initial western section of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) Tadami Line between Koide and Ōshirakawa. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, it became a permanent station under the control of JR East. The station was closed from the start of the timetable revision introduced on 14 March 2015.[1][2]
^ありがとう、柿ノ木駅 １４日に廃止、市民団体が集い [Thank you, Kakinoki Station, closing on 14th]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
