Tsukayama Station (塚山駅, Tsukayama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Tsukayama Station 塚山駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 3335 Nishidani, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5121 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°21′18″N 138°43′48″E / 37.3551°N 138.7300°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 27 December 1897 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
210 daily (FY2014) | |||||||||||
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Lines edit
Tsukayama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 55.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving three tracks, with the middle track not in use for passenger traffic. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
1 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
2 | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu |
History edit
Tsukayama Station opened on 27 December 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was severely damaged by the 23 October 2004 2004 Chūetsu earthquake and was replaced in 2005.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 210 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Tsukayama Post Office
- National Route 404
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links edit
- JR East station information (in Japanese)