Tōkamachi Station Explained

Tōkamachi Station
Native Name:十日町駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ushi, Tōkamachi-shi, Niigata-ken 948-0079
Country:Japan
Coordinates:37.1349°N 138.7567°W
Platforms:1 side + 2 island platforms
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:505 daily (JR)
Pass Year:FY2017
Map Type:Japan

is a railway station located in the city of Tōkamachi, Niigata, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

Lines

Tōkamachi Station is a station on the Iiyama Line, and is located 75.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is also a station for the Hokuhoku Line and is located 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Muikamachi Station.

Station layout

The JR portion of the station has a single side platform and island platforms serving three ground-level tracks connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Hokuetsu Express portion of the station has a single elevated island platform serving two tracks.

Hokuetsu Express

History

Tōkamachi Station opened on 15 November 1927. Following the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

The Hokuhoku Line station opened on 22 March 1997, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuhoku Line.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 505 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kusamichi . Yoshikazu . 3 March 2017 . 北越急行ほくほく線、開業20周年で記念カード配布 3月22日 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201116055910/https://response.jp/article/2017/03/03/291575.html . 16 November 2020 . 8 February 2024 . Response Automotive Media . ja.
  2. Web site: 会社概要 . Company History . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118072105/https://www.hokuhoku.co.jp/company.html . 18 January 2024 . 8 February 2024 . hokuhoku.co.jp . ja.
  3. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017). 2018. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 September 2018.