Yoshida Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 吉田駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Yoshida-Tsutsumi-chō, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0237 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 37.6871°N 138.8787°W |
Operator: | JR East |
Platforms: | 1 side + 2 island platforms |
Tracks: | 5 |
Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Former: | Nisei-Yoshida (1913 -1959) |
Passengers: | 1,514 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2017 |
Map Type: | JR Echigo Line#JR Yahiko Line#Japan |
is a railway station in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Yoshida Station is served by the Yahiko Line, and is 4.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is also served by the Echigo Line and is 49.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .
The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The platforms ate connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station has toilets and a concessions store.
The station opened on 25 August 1912.[1] Then station was renamed on 20 April 1913, but reverted to its original name on 1 October 1959.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1514 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 2,055[4] |
2005 | 1,721[5] |
2010 | 1,745[6] |
2015 | 1,580[7] |