The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. It has a Midori no Madoguchi-staffed ticket office.
Raikōji Station opened on 27 December 1898. The present station building was completed in November 1979. The station was also served by the now-defunct Uonuma Line from 1911–1984, and the Nagaoka Line from 1921–1995. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 556 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]