Sanjō Station (Niigata)

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

Sanjō Station 三条駅
Sanjō Station in July 2011
General information
Location	Minami-shimbo, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0862 Japan
Coordinates	37°37′15″N 138°57′38″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	94.6 from Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 June 1898; 126 years ago (1898-06-16)
Passengers
FY2017	1,820 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mitsuke towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Higashi-Sanjō towards Niigata Tōkōji towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local
Location Sanjō Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Sanjō Station Sanjō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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

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 2017, the station was used by an average of 1820 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

View from the station entrance

• Corona Corporation HQ
• Niigata Prefectural Sanjo High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 586. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)