Tsubame Station

Tsubame Station
燕駅

Tsubame Station in July 2004
Location 2 Tsubame Honcho, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-128
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yahiko Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
History
Opened 1922
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 1040 (daily)
Location
Tsubame Station
Location within Japan

Tsubame Station (燕駅 Tsubame-eki) is a railway station located in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsubame Station is served by the Yahiko Line, and is 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yahiko Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Yahiko Line for Tsubame-Sanjō and Higashi-Sanjō
2  Yahiko Line for Yoshida and Yahiko

Adjacent stations

Service
Nishi-Tubame   Yahiko Line   Tsubame-Sanjō

History

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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,040 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 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.

Coordinates: 37°40′06″N 138°55′44″E / 37.6683°N 138.9289°E / 37.6683; 138.9289

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