Bunsui Station
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Bunsui Station 分水駅 | |||||||||||
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 Bunsui Station in April 1995 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bunsui Sakuramachi, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0130 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′44″N 138°50′21″E / 37.6290°N 138.8392°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 41.5 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 December 1912 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Jizodo Station (to 1983) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 496 daily | ||||||||||
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Bunsui Station (分水駅, Bunsui-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsubame, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Bunsui Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 41.5 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. However, one of the platforms is not normally used. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata for Kashiwazaki |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | (not in service) |
History
[edit]The station opened on 28 December 1912 as Jizodo Station (地蔵堂駅, Jizo-do-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1983. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed March 2000.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 496 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Bunsui Post Office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ 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
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- Bunsui Station information (in Japanese)
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