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
Mitsuke Station in September 2004
General information
Location2 Honjo, Mitsuke-shi, Niigata-ken 954-0051
Japan
Coordinates37°32′25″N 138°54′18″E / 37.5402°N 138.9050°E / 37.5402; 138.9050
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shinetsu Main Line
Distance84.4 km from Naoetsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 June 1898; 126 years ago (1898-06-16)
Passengers
2,186 (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nagaoka
towards Naoetsu
Shirayuki Higashi-Sanjō
towards Niigata
Shin'etsu Main Line
Rapid
Sanjō
towards Niigata
Oshikiri
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Obiori
towards Niigata
Location
Mitsuke Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Mitsuke Station
Mitsuke Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Mitsuke Station is located in Japan
Mitsuke Station
Mitsuke Station
Mitsuke Station (Japan)

Lines

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Mitsuke Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line and is 84.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

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The 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

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1  Shinetsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
2  Shinetsu Main Line for Higashi-Sanjō and Niigata

History

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Mitsuke 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

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
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