Tsunan Station

Tsunan Station
津南駅

Tsunan Station in October 2013
Location Tomaru, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Iiyama Line
Distance 57.9 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms 1 side platform
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1016
History
Opened 1 August 1927
Previous names Echigo-Tomaru (until 1968)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 108
Location
Tsunan Station
Location within Japan

Tsunan Station (津南駅 Tsunan-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsunan Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 57.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving one bi-directional track. The station building includes an onsen public bath on its second story.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Iiyama Line
Echigo-Tanaka - Echigo-Shikawatari

History

Tsunan Station opened on 1 August 1927 as Echigo-Tomaru Station (越後外丸駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1968. 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 108 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 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.
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Coordinates: 37°01′25″N 138°38′23″E / 37.0235°N 138.6396°E / 37.0235; 138.6396


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