Tsubame Station 燕駅 | |||||||||||
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 Tsubame Station in July 2004 | |||||||||||
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| 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.png.webp){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 Location within JR Yahiko Line  Tsubame Station Tsubame Station (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 is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine. Suica farecards can be used at this station.[1]
Platforms, March 2020
Station interior, March 2020
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yahiko Line | for Tsubame-Sanjō and Higashi-Sanjō |
| 2 | ■ Yahiko Line | for Yoshida and Yahiko |
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).[2]
Surrounding area
- Tsubame-Higashi Elementary School
See also
References
- ↑ 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
- Tsubame Station (Japanese)