Mitsuke Station (見附駅, Mitsuke-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Mitsuke, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Mitsuke Station 見附駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Mitsuke Station in September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2 Honjo, Mitsuke-shi, Niigata-ken 954-0051 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°32′25″N 138°54′18″E / 37.5402°N 138.9050°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 84.4 km 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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| 2,186 (FY2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editMitsuke Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line and is 84.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout
editThe 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 Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu |
| 2 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Higashi-Sanjō and Niigata |
History
editMitsuke 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
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
See also
editReferences
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
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)