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(Redirected from Higashi-Sanjo Station) Railway station in Sanjō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Higashi-Sanjō Station
東三条駅
West side of Higashi-Sanjō Station in March 2020
General information
Location1 Higashi-Sanjō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0047
Japan
Coordinates37°37′43″N 138°58′25″E / 37.6286°N 138.9736°E / 37.6286; 138.9736
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance96.2 km from Naoetsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 November 1897; 127 years ago (1897-11-20)
Previous namesIchinokido Station (until 1926)
Passengers
FY20172,733 (daily)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mitsuketowards Naoetsu Shirayuki Kamotowards Niigata
Sanjōtowards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main LineRapid
Shin'etsu Main LineLocal Honaitowards Niigata
Kita-Sanjōtowards Yahiko Yahiko Line Terminus
Former services
Preceding station JNR Following station
Kita-Sanjōtowards Yahiko Yahiko Line Echigo-Ōsakitowards Echigo-Nagasawa
Location
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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

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

Platforms

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.

Station interior, March 2020

Platforms

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

The station opened on 20 November 1897 as Ichinokido Station (一ノ木戸駅). It was renamed Higashi-Sanjō on 15 August 1926. 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 2733 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Sanjō City Hall

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. 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

Stations of the Shin'etsu Main Line and related lines
JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (1997-present)
Railway abandoned
Shinano Railway Line
JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (1997-present)
Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line
ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line
JR EastShin'etsu Main Line (2015-present)
See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen
All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops
Stations of the Yahiko Line
Closed section
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