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

Tsubame Station

燕駅
Tsubame Station in July 2004
General information
Location2 Tsubame Honcho, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-128
Japan
Coordinates37°40′06″N 138°55′44″E / 37.6683°N 138.9289°E / 37.6683; 138.9289
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yahiko Line
Distance10.3 km from Yahiko
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnmanned station (Automatic ticket vending machine installation)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 April 1922; 102 years ago (1922-04-20)
Passengers
FY20151,040 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nishi-Tsubame
towards Yahiko
Yahiko Line Tsubame-Sanjō
Location
Tsubame Station is located in JR Yahiko Line
Tsubame Station
Tsubame Station
Location within JR Yahiko Line
Tsubame Station is located in Japan
Tsubame Station
Tsubame Station
Tsubame Station (Japan)

Lines

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

Station layout

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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

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

History

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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

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In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,040 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Tsubame-Higashi Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
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