Higashi-Sanjō Station

Higashi-Sanjō Station 東三条駅
Higashi-Sanjō Station in July 2016
Location	1 Higashi-Sanjō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0047 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line ■ Yahiko Line
Distance	96.2 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1283
History
Opened	20 November 1897
Previous names	Ichinokido Station (until 1926)
Traffic

Passengers (FY2015)	2,870 (daily)
Location
Higashi-Sanjō Station Location within Japan

Higashi-Sanjō Station (東三条駅, Higashi-Sanjō-eki) is a railway station in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Sanjō Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 96.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station. It is also a terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Yahiko Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform, which has a partial cut-out, and a single island platform connected by a footbridge, serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

0	■ Yahiko Line	for Tsubame-Sanjō and Yahiko
1	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Niitsu and Niigata
2	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for starting trains during peak hours
3	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Nagaoka

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Shinetsu Main Line
Sanjō	Rapid	Kamo
Sanjō	Local	Honai
Yahiko Line
Kita-Sanjō	Local	Terminus

History

The station opened on 20 November 1897 as Ichinokido Station (一ノ木戸駅).^[1] It was renamed Higashi-Sanjō on 15 August 1926.^[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 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,870 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Sanjō City Hall

References

1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 586. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

External links

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JR East station information (Japanese)

Stations of the Shinetsu Main Line

Takasaki–Yokokawa	Takasaki Kita-Takasaki Gumma-Yawata Annaka Isobe Matsuida Nishi-Matsuida Yokokawa

Shinonoi–Nagano	Shinonoi Imai Kawanakajima Amori Nagano

Naoetsu–Niigata	Naoetsu Kuroi Saigata Dosokohama Katamachi Jōgehama Kakizaki Yoneyama Kasashima Ōmigawa Kujiranami Kashiwazaki Ibarame Yasuda Kitajō Echigo-Hirota Nagatori Tsukayama Echigo-Iwatsuka Raikōji Maekawa Miyauchi Nagaoka Kita-Nagaoka Oshikiri Mitsuke Obiori Tōkōji Sanjō Higashi-Sanjō Honai Kamo Hanyūda Tagami Yashiroda Furutsu Niitsu Satsukino Ogikawa Kameda Echigo-Ishiyama Niigata

Stations of the Yahiko Line

Yahiko Yahagi Yoshida Nishi-Tsubame Tsubame Tsubame-Sanjō Kita-Sanjō Higashi-Sanjō Closed section Higashi-Sanjō Echigo-Ōsaki Ōura Echigo-Nagasawa

Coordinates: 37°37′43″N 138°58′25″E / 37.6286°N 138.9736°E / 37.6286; 138.9736

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