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Tsunan Station

Coordinates: 37°01′25″N 138°38′23″E / 37.0235°N 138.6396°E / 37.0235; 138.6396
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Tsunan Station

津南駅
Tsunan Station in October 2013
General information
LocationTomaru, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8206
Japan
Coordinates37°01′25″N 138°38′23″E / 37.0235°N 138.6396°E / 37.0235; 138.6396
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iiyama Line
Distance57.9 kilometres (36.0 mi) from Toyono
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Statusstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1927
Previous namesEchigo-Tomaru (until 1968)
Passengers
FY201780
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Echigo-Tanaka
towards Nagano
Iiyama Line Echigo-Shikawatari
Location
Tsunan Station is located in Japan
Tsunan Station
Tsunan Station
Location within Japan

Tsunan Station (津南駅, Tsunan-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Tsunan Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 57.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is staffed, and includes an onsen public bath on its second story.

History

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Tsunan Station opened on 1 August 1927 as Echigo-Tomaru Station (越後外丸駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1968. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
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