Sanjō Station (三条駅, Sanjō-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Sanjō Station 三条駅 | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Sanjō Station in July 2011 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Minami-shimbo, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0862 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′15″N 138°57′38″E / 37.62083°N 138.96056°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 94.6 from Naoetsu | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 June 1898 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 1,820 (daily) | ||||||||||||||
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  Sanjō Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line  Sanjō Station Sanjō Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Sanjō Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 94.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Niigata |
| 3 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Nagaoka |
History edit
Sanjō Station opened on 16 June 1898.[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 1820 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Corona Corporation HQ
- Niigata Prefectural Sanjo High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sanjō Station (Niigata).
- JR East station information (in Japanese)