Tsutsuishi Station

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Tsutsuishi Station (筒石駅 Tsutsuishi-eki) is a railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Layout

The platforms are in Kubiki Tunnel (length = 11,353m), below 40m from ground. It connects with its entrance gate by 280-290 steps.

History

  • December 16, 1912 - Tsutsuishi Station was opened. Japanese Government Railways (JGR, JNR after 1949) built this station in resident area around a fishery harbor.
  • October 1, 1969 - New Tsutsuishi Station was opened. Japanese National Railways (JNR) began to serve new line in Itoigawa - Naoestu, electrified and double-tracked, and quit old line on shore of the Japan Sea.
  • April 1, 1987 - With the privatization of JNR, JR West took over the management of this station.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hokuriku Main Line
Nō - Nadachi
Stations of the Hokuriku Main Line

Coordinates: 37°07′39″N 138°03′38″E / 37.1276°N 138.0606°E / 37.1276; 138.0606


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