Tsubame-Sanjō Station
Tsubame-Sanjō Station 燕三条駅 | |
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 The Yahiko Line ticket barriers at Tsubame-Sanjō Station | |
| Location |
497 Shimosugoro, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0093 Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | |
| Distance | 293.8 km from Tokyo |
| Platforms | 1 island + 2 side platforms |
| Other information | |
| Website |
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| History | |
| Opened | 15 November 1982 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 2,200 (daily) |
| Location | |
  Tsubame-Sanjō Station Location within Japan | |
Tsubame-Sanjō Station (燕三条駅 Tsubame-Sanjō-eki) is a railway station in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station sits directly on the border of the cities of Sanjō and Tsubame. As the station headquarters are located on the Sanjō side of the station, Tsubame-Sanjō Station is considered to be in Sanjō. The station is located 293.8 kilometers from Tokyo,
Lines
Tsubame-Sanjō Station is served by the high-speed Joetsu Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Niigata, and also by the Yahiko Line.
Station layout
The station has one elevated island platform and one side platform for the Joetsu Shinkansen, and one ground-level side platform for the Yahiko Line, which is at a right angle to the Shinkansen platforms. The station building is located above the Yahiko Line platform and underneath the Shinkansen platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| (Unnumbered) | ■ Yahiko Line | for Higashi-Sanjō and Yahiko |
| 11 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Niigata |
| 12/13 | ■ Joetsu Shinkansen | for Echigo-Yuzawa and Tokyo |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joetsu Shinkansen | ||||
| Nagaoka | - | Niigata | ||
| Yahiko Line | ||||
| Tsubame | Local | Kita-Sanjō | ||
History
The station opened on 15 November 1982.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,200 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
Tsubame-Sanjō Station offers access to the Yahiko Shrine via the Yahiko Line. The shrine, located in the town of Yahiko, was the ichinomiya, or highest shrine, of the ancient Echigo Province, and has numerous Important Cultural Properties of Japan.[2][4]
See also
References
- ↑ Tsubame-Sanjō Station information (JR East)
- 1 2 日本の鉄道. 12, 新幹線: 東海道・山陽・東北・上越新幹線 [Japanese trains. 12, Shinkansen, Tōkaidō, San'yō, Tōhoku, Jōetsu Shinkansen]. 国鉄幹線 "車窓の旅" [Kokutetsu kansen "shasō no tabi"] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Yama to Keikokusha. 1984. p. 120. ISBN 9784635061421. OCLC 812424177.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "弥彦神社" [Iyahiko Shrine]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
External links
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- Tsubame-Sanjō Station (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 37°38′52″N 138°56′19″E / 37.6477088°N 138.9387274°E