Tsubame Station (燕駅, Tsubame-eki) is a railway station located in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Tsubame Station 燕駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Tsubame Station in July 2004 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | 2 Tsubame Honcho, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-128 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.6683°N 138.9289°E / 37.6683; 138.9289 | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Yahiko Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 10.3 km from Yahiko | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 April 1922; 100 years ago (1922-04-20) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2015 | 1,040 daily | ||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() Tsubame Station Location within JR Yahiko Line Show map of JR Yahiko Line![]() ![]() Tsubame Station Tsubame Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Tsubame Station is served by the Yahiko Line, and is 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yahiko Station.
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. connected by a footbridge.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Suica farecards can be used at this station.[1]
1 | ■ Yahiko Line | for Tsubame-Sanjō and Higashi-Sanjō |
2 | ■ Yahiko Line | for Yoshida and Yahiko |
Tsubame Station opened on 20 April 1922. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,040 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Stations of the Yahiko Line | |
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