Mitsuke Station (見附駅, Mitsuke-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Mitsuke, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Location | 2 Honjo, Mitsuke-shi, Niigata-ken 954-0051 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.5402°N 138.9050°E / 37.5402; 138.9050 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 84.4 km from Naoetsu | |||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 16 June 1898; 124 years ago (1898-06-16) | |||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
2,186 (FY2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Mitsuke Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line![]() ![]() Mitsuke Station Mitsuke Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Mitsuke Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line and is 84.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu |
2 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Higashi-Sanjō and Niigata |
Mitsuke Station opened on 16 June 1898.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Stations of the Shin'etsu Main Line and related lines | |
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Railway abandoned | |
Shinano Railway Line | |
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Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line |
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ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line |
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See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops |