Higashi-Sanjō Station

Railway station in Sanjō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

■ Shinetsu Main Line
■ Yahiko Line

Distance96.2 km from NaoetsuPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks4Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 November 1897; 126 years ago (1897-11-20)Previous namesIchinokido Station (until 1926)PassengersFY20172,733 (daily) Services

Preceding station		Following station
Mitsuke towards Naoetsu	Shirayuki	Kamo towards Niigata
Sanjō towards Naoetsu	Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid	Kamo towards Niigata
Sanjō towards Naoetsu	Shin'etsu Main Line Local	Honai towards Niigata
Kita-Sanjō towards Yahiko	Yahiko Line	Terminus

Former services

Preceding station	JNR			Following station
Kita-Sanjō towards Yahiko		Yahiko Line		Echigo-Ōsaki towards Echigo-Nagasawa

Location
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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.

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 586. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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.