Tsutsuishi Station
Station building
Tsutsuishi Station (筒石駅 Tsutsuishi-eki) is a railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
- Echigo Tokimeki Railway
- Nihonkai Hisui Line
Layout
The platforms are in Kubiki Tunnel (length: 11,353 metres), 40 metres below ground. It connects with its entrance gate by 290 steps. There is only a stairway, with no elevator or escalator. Due to the air pressure generated by passing trains, access to the platform is limited and a protected waiting room with heavy metal doors keep passengers safe from hurricane-like wind. Average daily ridership at this station is approximately 60, mostly students.[1]
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 - Naoetsu, 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.
- March 14, 2015 - With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, JR West divested Hokuriku Main Line. Echigo TOKImeki Railway Company (ETR) assumed ownership and operation of the said line's Niigata segment between Ichiburi and Naoetsu, and the station's management was transferred to ETR.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihonkai Hisui Line | ||||
| Nō | - | Nadachi | ||
References
- ↑ Baseel, Casey. "Crazy station’s 290 steps from gate to platform make it the deepest and spookiest in Niigata". Rocket News 24 English. Socio Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
External links
- Train timetables (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 37°07′39″N 138°03′38″E / 37.1276°N 138.0606°E