Tsubame-Sanjō Station
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Tsubame-Sanjō Station
燕三条駅 |
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The Yahiko Line ticket barriers at Tsubame-Sanjō Station
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| Location | 497 Shimosugoro, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0093 Japan |
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| Distance | 293.8 km from Tokyo |
| Platforms | 1 island + 2 side platforms |
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| Website | www |
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| Opened | 15 November 1982 |
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| Passengers (FY2015) | 2,200 (daily) |
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 Tsubame-Sanjō Station
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Tsubame-Sanjō Station (燕三条駅 Tsubame-Sanjō-eki?) is a railway station in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station sits directly on the border of the cities of Sanjō and Tsubame. As the station headquarters are located on the Sanjō side of the station, Tsubame-Sanjō Station is considered to be in Sanjō. The station is located 293.8 kilometers from Tokyo,
Tsubame-Sanjō Station is served by the high-speed Joetsu Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Niigata, and also by the Yahiko Line.
The station has one elevated island platform and one side platform for the Joetsu Shinkansen, and one ground-level side platform for the Yahiko Line, which is at a right angle to the Shinkansen platforms. The station building is located above the Yahiko Line platform and underneath the Shinkansen platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
The station opened on 15 November 1982.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,200 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Tsubame-Sanjō Station offers access to the Yahiko Shrine via the Yahiko Line. The shrine, located in the town of Yahiko, was the ichinomiya, or highest shrine, of the ancient Echigo Province, and has numerous Important Cultural Properties of Japan.
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