Tōkamachi Station

Tōkamachi Station
Tōkamachi Station; 十日町駅
	Tōkamachi Station for Hokuetsu Express
Location	Ushi, Tōkamachi-shi, Niigata-ken 948-0079; Japan
Coordinates	37°8′5.53″N 138°45′24.06″E
Operated by	JR East; Hokuhoku Express;
Line(s)	■Iiyama Line; ■ Hokuhoku Line;
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened	15 November 1927
Passengers
FY2017	505 daily (JR)
Services
Location
	Tōkamachi Station Location within Japan

Tōkamachi Station (十日町駅, Tōkamachi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tōkamachi, Niigata, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

The east entrance, August 2014

Lines

Tōkamachi Station is a station on the Iiyama Line, and is located 75.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono. It is also a station for the Hokuhoku Line and is located 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Muikamachi Station.

Station layout

The JR portion of the station has a single side platform and island platforms serving three ground-level tracks connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Hokuetsu Express portion of the station has a single elevated island platform serving two tracks.

JR East

1	■ Iiyama Line	for Togari-Nozawaonsen, Iiyama , and Nagano
2	■ Iiyama Line	for Togari-Nozawaonsen, Iiyama and Nagano for Echigo-Kawaguchi and Nagaoka
3	■ Iiyama Line	for Echigo-Kawaguchi and Nagaoka

Hokuetsu Express

1	■ Hokuhoku Line	for Muikamachi and Echigo-Yuzawa
2	■ Hokuhoku Line	for Saigata and Naoetsu

History

Tōkamachi Station opened on 15 November 1927. Following 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 505 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

National Route 117
Tōkamachi City Hospital

References

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

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[jreast2017stats-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.