Tsunan Station

Tsunan Station (津南駅, Tsunan-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Tsunan Station 津南駅
Tsunan Station in October 2013
Location	Tomaru, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8206 Japan
Coordinates	37.0235°N 138.6396°E / 37.0235; 138.6396
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	57.9 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1927
Previous names	Echigo-Tomaru (until 1968)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)	80
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Tanaka toward Nagano Iiyama Line Echigo-Shikawatari toward Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Tsunan Station Location within Japan

Lines

Tsunan Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 57.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is staffed, and includes an onsen public bath on its second story.

History

Tsunan Station opened on 1 August 1927 as Echigo-Tomaru Station (越後外丸駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1968. 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 525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 117

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)