Sanjō Station (Niigata)

Sanjō Station
三条駅
Sanjō Station in July 2011
Location Minami-shimbo, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0862
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance 94.6 from Naoetsu
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=766
History
Opened 16 June 1898
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 1,660 (daily)
Location
Sanjō Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Sanjō Station
Sanjō Station (Japan)

Sanjō Station (三条駅, Sanjō-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sanjō Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 94.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

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.

Platforms

1 ■ Shinetsu Main Line for Niigata
3 ■ Shinetsu Main Line for Nagaoka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shinetsu Main Line
Shirayuki: Does not stop at this station
Mitsuke   Rapid   Higashi-Sanjō
Tōkōji   Local   Higashi-Sanjō

History

Sanjō 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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,660 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

View from the station entrance
  • Corona Corporation HQ
  • Niigata Prefectural Sanjo High School

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 586. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ↑ 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.

Coordinates: 37°37′15″N 138°57′38″E / 37.62083°N 138.96056°E / 37.62083; 138.96056

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