Nagaoka Station is a railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is located 270.6 kilometers from,LinesNagaoka Station is served by the following lines. Joetsu ShinkansenShinetsu Main LineJoetsu LineHistoryNagaoka Station opened on 16 June 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 11,623 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).