Mitsuke Station

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

Mitsuke Station 見附駅
Mitsuke Station in September 2004
General information
Location	2 Honjo, Mitsuke-shi, Niigata-ken 954-0051 Japan
Coordinates	37.5402°N 138.9050°E / 37.5402; 138.9050
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	84.4 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 June 1898; 127 years ago (1898-06-16)
Passengers
2,186 (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nagaoka towards Naoetsu Shirayuki Higashi-Sanjō towards Niigata Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Sanjō towards Niigata Oshikiri towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Obiori towards Niigata
Location Mitsuke Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Mitsuke Station Mitsuke Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mitsuke Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line and is 84.4 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 Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
2	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Higashi-Sanjō and Niigata

History

Mitsuke 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 2186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan