Mitsuke Station Explained

Mitsuke Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:見附駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2 Honjo, Mitsuke-shi, Niigata-ken 954-0051
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Shinetsu Main Line
Distance:84.4 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:2,186 (FY2017)
Map Type:JR Shin'etsu Main Line#Japan

is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Mitsuke, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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

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

History

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

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

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Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 586. 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_05.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017). 2018. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. ja. 11 September 2018.