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Echigo Tokimeki Railway えちごトキめき鉄道

2 lines · 22 stations

How to ride Echigo Tokimeki Railway P

Operator-wide facts from Echigo Tokimeki Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Not accepted P
Credit card touchNot confirmed
OperationOne-man on some lines PThe operator refers to one-man trains (free passes can be bought on board them), but its pages do not say which trains run without a conductor.
Where you payOn board P
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Japanese only; delays of 30 minutes or more and cancellations
Step-free accessStation list → POnly Naoetsu, Takada and Jōetsumyōkō (Myōkō Haneuma Line) and Itoigawa (Nihonkai Hisui Line) have elevators; the station guides of both lines list each station's facilities.
IC cards and payment in detail

IC cards (Suica, PASMO, ICOCA etc.) cannot be used on Echigo Tokimeki Railway (Nihonkai Hisui Line and Myōkō Haneuma Line). Buy a ticket at a ticket machine or window before boarding. Credit cards are accepted only at some station windows (Naoetsu, Kasugayama, Takada, Arai, Myōkō-Kōgen, Itoigawa) and only for commuter passes and JR tickets/passes; Seishun 18 tickets are not valid on this railway. P

Getting on

  1. Buy a ticket at the ticket machine or ticket window before boarding. If you could not, pay the fare on the train.
  2. Limited express Shirayuki (Naoetsu – Arai, non-reserved seats) needs a limited-express ticket on top of the fare: adult ¥330, child ¥170.
  3. Seishun 18 tickets are not valid here: buy an Echigo Tokimeki ticket or the Toki-tetsu 18 Kippu, or pay on board.
Wheelchair assistance

Wheelchair users should contact the railway in advance: Sales Department 025-543-7889 (weekdays 8:30–17:30); requests cannot always be met. Stations where wheelchair assistance is possible (during opening hours): Naoetsu, Kasugayama, Takada, Jōetsumyōkō, Arai (platform 1 only), Myōkō-Kōgen (platform 1 only) and Itoigawa. Tel. 025-543-7889

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on Echigo Tokimeki Railway 9 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include Echigo Tokimeki Railway, cheapest first. 2 of them are sold only to foreign visitors. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Residents only 1 day · Unlimited rides

Jimo Pass (residents' one-day pass)

じもパス · Echigo Tokimeki Railway

¥1,800 Adult · ¥600 Child · ¥600 Senior (70+) · +1 more

One day. The date can be changed once if unused.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Toki-tetsu Tour Pass (one-day pass)

トキ鉄ツアーパス · Echigo Tokimeki Railway

¥2,400 Adult · ¥1,200 Child · ¥2,000 Adult, digital on my route (campaign price 7 Sep 2026 – 31 Mar 2027, 1,000 tickets)

One day. Paper tickets: date can be changed once if unused. Digital: tap "start using" on the day; no changes.

Anyone can buy 2 days · Unlimited rides

Echigo Two-Day Pass

えちごツーデーパス · JR East

¥3,300 Adult · ¥1,650 Child (6–11) ¥1,650/day

2 consecutive days on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and set Golden Week, summer and New Year days.

Foreign visitors only 2 days · Flexible days

SADO-JOETSU Pass

SADO-JOETSU Pass · Sado City / Jōetsu City Tourism and Ferry Council (sold at Echigo Tokimeki stations)

¥7,000 Adult (12+) · ¥3,500 Child (6–11) ¥3,500/day

Usable within 10 days of purchase: Echigo Tokimeki Railway on any 2 days you choose; Sado island buses on 3 consecutive days; return ferry within 10 days of the outward trip.

Conditions apply On sale from 18 Dec 20265 days · Unlimited rides

Otona no Kyūjitsu Club Pass (East Japan)

大人の休日倶楽部パス（東日本） · JR East

¥21,000 Ordinary car (station / ticket machine) · ¥20,000 Ordinary car (Ekinet) · ¥36,000 Green car (Ekinet only) ¥4,000/day

5 consecutive days. Up to 6 seat reservations included.

Conditions apply On sale from 18 Dec 20265 days · Unlimited rides

Otona no Kyūjitsu Club Pass (East Japan & Hokkaido)

大人の休日倶楽部パス（東日本・北海道） · JR East and JR Hokkaido

¥29,000 Ordinary car (station / ticket machine) · ¥28,000 Ordinary car (Ekinet) · ¥51,000 Green car (Ekinet only) ¥5,600/day

5 consecutive days. Up to 6 seat reservations included.

Foreign visitors only 5 days · Unlimited rides

JR EAST PASS

JR EAST PASS · JR East

¥35,000 Adult, 5 days · ¥17,500 Child (6–11), 5 days · ¥50,000 Adult, 10 days · +1 more ¥7,000/day

5 or 10 consecutive days from the start date you choose.

Trains to book on Echigo Tokimeki Railway 2 P

Sightseeing trains and services whose seats you reserve in advance.

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

Echigo TOKImeki Resort Setsugekka

えちごトキめきリゾート雪月花 · Echigo TOKImeki Railway

Joetsumyoko – Myoko-Kogen – Itoigawa (morning run; afternoon run reverse). Summer and winter runs: Joetsumyoko – Nihongi – Ichiburi – Itoigawa

Mainly weekends and holidays. Regular runs 19 Sep – 29 Nov (morning and afternoon), summer 4 Jul – 13 Sep and winter 12 Dec – 28 Feb (one run a day); see the operating calendar

¥20,000 from

All seats reserved Sightseeing train

Koshino Shu*Kura

越乃Shu＊Kura · JR East

From Joetsumyoko to Tokamachi ("Koshino Shu*Kura"), Echigo-Yuzawa ("Yuzawa Shu*Kura") or Niigata ("Ryuto Shu*Kura")

On set days; the official calendar lists operating days through the second half of fiscal 2026 (from October 2026)

¥840 Car 3 reserved seat fee, adult (fare extra)

Lines

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報（鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ）」（国土交通省）を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.