Higashi-Sanjō Station
Higashi-Sanjō Station 東三条駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1 Higashi-Sanjō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0047 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°37′43″N 138°58′25″E / 37.6286°N 138.9736°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Distance | 96.2 km from Naoetsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 20 November 1897 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Ichinokido Station (until 1926) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2017 | 2,733 (daily) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Higashi-Sanjō Station (東三条駅, Higashi-Sanjō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Higashi-Sanjō Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 96.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station. It is also a terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Yahiko Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level side platform, which has a partial cut-out, and a single island platform connected by a footbridge, serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]0 | ■ Yahiko Line | for Tsubame-Sanjō and Yahiko |
1 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Niitsu and Niigata |
2 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for starting trains during peak hours |
3 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Nagaoka |
History
[edit]The station opened on 20 November 1897 as Ichinokido Station (一ノ木戸駅).[1] It was renamed Higashi-Sanjō on 15 August 1926.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2733 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Sanjō City Hall
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 586. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)