Higashi-Sanjō Station

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).

Higashi-Sanjō Station

東三条駅
West side of Higashi-Sanjō Station in March 2020
Location1 Higashi-Sanjō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0047
Japan
Coordinates37.6286°N 138.9736°E / 37.6286; 138.9736
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance96.2 km from Naoetsu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 November 1897
Previous namesIchinokido Station (until 1926)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)2,733 (daily)
Location
Higashi-Sanjō Station
Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line
Higashi-Sanjō Station
Higashi-Sanjō Station (JR Yahiko Line)
Higashi-Sanjō Station
Higashi-Sanjō Station (Japan)

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
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.

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

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shinetsu Main Line
Mitsuke   Shirayuki   Kamo
Sanjō   Rapid   Kamo
Sanjō   Local   Honai
Yahiko Line
Kita-Sanjō   Local   Terminus

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
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See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. 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.
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