Higashi-Sanjō Station
railway station in Sanjo, Niigata prefecture, Japan
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).
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
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.
Platforms
History
The station opened on 20 November 1897 as Ichinokido Station (一ノ木戸駅). It was renamed Higashi-Sanjō on 15 August 1926. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2733 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
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