Tsuchitaru Station (土樽駅, Tsuchitaru-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the town of Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Tsuchitaru Station 土樽駅 | |||||||||||
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Tsuchitaru Station in June 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tsuchidaru, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6103 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.8753°N 138.8615°E / 36.8753; 138.8615 | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | ■ Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 80.1 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 December 1933; 88 years ago (1933-12-08) | ||||||||||
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Tsuchitaru Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Tsuchitaru Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is located 80.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
The station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
| station side | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami and Takasaki |
| opposite side | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa and Nagaoka |
Tsuchitaru Station began passenger operations on 8 December 1933 as a temporary station open during the ski season. It began permanent operations from 10 January 1941. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.