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Tsukayama Station

Coordinates: 37°21′18″N 138°43′48″E / 37.3551°N 138.7300°E / 37.3551; 138.7300
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Tsukayama Station

塚山駅
Tsukayama Station, April 2006
General information
Location3335 Nishidani, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5121
Japan
Coordinates37°21′18″N 138°43′48″E / 37.3551°N 138.7300°E / 37.3551; 138.7300
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=997
History
Opened27 December 1897; 126 years ago (1897-12-27)
Passengers
210 daily (FY2014)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Nagatori
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Echigo-Iwatsuka
towards Niigata
Location
Tsukayama Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Tsukayama Station
Tsukayama Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Tsukayama Station is located in Japan
Tsukayama Station
Tsukayama Station
Tsukayama Station (Japan)

Tsukayama Station (塚山駅, Tsukayama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Tsukayama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 55.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving three tracks, with the middle track not in use for passenger traffic. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka, Niigata
2  Shin'etsu Main Line for Kashiwazaki, Naoetsu

History

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Tsukayama Station opened on 27 December 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was severely damaged by the 23 October 2004 2004 Chūetsu earthquake and was replaced in 2005.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 210 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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