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
Location	1 Higashi-Sanjō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0047 Japan
Coordinates	37.6286°N 138.9736°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line ■ Yahiko Line
Distance	96.2 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1897
Previous names	Ichinokido Station (until 1926)
Passengers
FY2017	2,733 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mitsuke toward Naoetsu Shirayuki Kamo toward Niigata Sanjō toward Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Shin'etsu Main Line Local Honai toward Niigata Kita-Sanjō toward Yahiko Yahiko Line Terminus
Former services Preceding station JNR Following station Kita-Sanjō toward Yahiko Yahiko Line Echigo-Ōsaki toward Echigo-Nagasawa
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

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

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)