Timetable information
Known weekday departures: 18/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 18/day
First / last known departure (weekday): 6:14 / 22:02
Busiest hour (known departures): 6:00–7:00 (2)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).
Adjacent stations
- Oito Line: Kubiki-Ono ⇄ Kotaki
Location
History
Nechi Station opened on 14 November 1934 as the original terminus of the Ōito North Line between Nechi and Itoigawa, in Itoigawa, Niigata, then operated by the Japanese Government Railways. With the line's extension to Kotaki on 24 December 1935 it became an intermediate station, and on 15 August 1957 the Ōito North Line was merged into the present Ōito Line. Freight handling ended on 2 October 1972, station-baggage operations on 1 February 1984, and the station was destaffed on 1 April 1985. With JNR privatisation on 1 April 1987 it passed to JR West, and the line was briefly suspended after the 2014 Kamishiro Fault earthquake.
Notes
Nechi is the only station on JR West's section of the Ōito Line that can host crossing trains, and the only one with opposed side platforms.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: toshinori baba · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-08-18