Tsubame Station
Tsubame Station 燕駅 | |||||||||||
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 Tsubame Station in July 2004 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2 Tsubame Honcho, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-128 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°40′06″N 138°55′44″E / 37.6683°N 138.9289°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yahiko Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.3 km from Yahiko | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unmanned station (Automatic ticket vending machine installation) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 April 1922 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015 | 1,040 daily | ||||||||||
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Tsubame Station (燕駅, Tsubame-eki) is a railway station located in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
[edit]Tsubame Station is served by the Yahiko Line, and is 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yahiko Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. connected by a footbridge.
The station is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine. Suica farecards can be used at this station.[1]
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Platforms, March 2020 -
Station interior, March 2020
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Yahiko Line | for Tsubame-Sanjō and Higashi-Sanjō |
| 2 | ■ Yahiko Line | for Yoshida and Yahiko |
History
[edit]Tsubame Station opened on 20 April 1922. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,040 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tsubame-Higashi Elementary School
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 10 January 2018.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Tsubame Station (Japanese)
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