Tsugawa Station (津川駅, Tsugawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Aga, Higashikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tsugawa Station

津川駅
Tsugawa Station, June 2010
General information
Location127 Tsugawa, Aga-machi, Higashikambara-gun, Niigata-ken 959-4401
Japan
Coordinates37°41′17″N 139°26′49″E / 37.6881°N 139.4470°E / 37.6881; 139.4470
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Distance137.0 km from Kōriyama
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 June 1913; 111 years ago (1913-06-01)
Passengers
175 daily (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mikawa
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Rapid Agano
Kanose
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Kanose
towards Kōriyama
Location
Tsugawa Station is located in Japan
Tsugawa Station
Tsugawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Tsugawa Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 137.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

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The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Banetsu West Line for Gosen and Niitsu
2  Banestu West Line for Nozawa, Kitakata and Aizu-Wakamatsu

History

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Former building, September 2004

The station opened on 1 June 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in September 2009.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 787 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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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