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Kasugayama Station is a railway station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan operated by the third-sector operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. The station opened on October 26, 1928.LinesKasugayama Station is served by the 37.7 km Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line from to, and is located 34.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 72.2 kilometers from.Station layoutThe station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional track.HistoryThe station opened on 26 October 1928. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies. From this date, Kasugayama Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 696 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).Surrounding area Joetsu City Office Ste of Kasugayama Castle