Tsubame Station Explained

Tsubame Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:燕駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2 Tsubame Honcho, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-128
Country:Japan
Coordinates:37.6683°N 138.9289°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Yahiko Line
Distance:10.3 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Status:Unmanned station (Automatic ticket vending machine installation)
Passengers:1,040 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:JR Yahiko Line#Japan

is a railway station located in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsubame Station is served by the Yahiko Line, and is 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yahiko Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. connected by a footbridge.

The station is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine. Suica farecards can be used at this station.[1]

Platforms

History

Tsubame Station opened on 20 April 1922. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,040 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/suica/area/niigata/map.html. ja:Suica>利用可能エリア>新潟エリア>拡大図. Suica Area in Niigata. JR East. Japan. Japanese. 10 January 2018.
  2. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_06.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 August 2016.