Tōkamachi Station
Tōkamachi Station 十日町駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Ushi, Tōkamachi-shi, Niigata-ken 948-0079 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°8′5.53″N 138°45′24.06″E / 37.1348694°N 138.7566833°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 15 November 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2017 | 505 daily (JR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tōkamachi Station (十日町駅, Tōkamachi-eki) 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 Toyono. 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.
JR East
1 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Togari-Nozawaonsen, Iiyama , and Nagano |
2 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Togari-Nozawaonsen, Iiyama and Nagano for Echigo-Kawaguchi and Nagaoka |
3 | ■ Iiyama Line | for Echigo-Kawaguchi and Nagaoka |
Hokuetsu Express
1 | ■ Hokuhoku Line | for Muikamachi and Echigo-Yuzawa |
2 | ■ Hokuhoku Line | for Saigata and Naoetsu |
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.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 505 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- National Route 117
- Tōkamachi City Hospital
See also
References
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.