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Higashi-Sanjō Station

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Higashi-Sanjō Station (東三条駅, Higashi-Sanjō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Higashi-Sanjō Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 96.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station. It is also a terminus of the Yahiko Line, and is 17.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Yahiko Station.

Station layout

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Platforms

The station consists of one ground-level side platform, which has a partial cut-out, and a single island platform connected by a footbridge, serving four tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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Station interior, March 2020

Platforms

0  Yahiko Line for Tsubame-Sanjō and Yahiko
1  Shinetsu Main Line for Niitsu and Niigata
2  Shinetsu Main Line for starting trains during peak hours
3  Shinetsu Main Line for Nagaoka
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History

The station opened on 20 November 1897 as Ichinokido Station (一ノ木戸駅).[1] It was renamed Higashi-Sanjō on 15 August 1926.[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 2733 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Sanjō City Hall

See also

References

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