Mitsuke Station

Mitsuke Station 見附駅
Mitsuke Station in September 2004
Location	2 Honjo, Mitsuke-shi, Niigata-ken 954-0051 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	84.4 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1469
History
Opened	16 June 1898
Traffic
Passengers	2,108 (FY2015)
Location
Mitsuke Station Location within Japan

Mitsuke Station (見附駅 Mitsuke-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in Mitsuke, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mitsuke Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line and is 84.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
2	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Higashi-Sanjō and Niigata

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shinetsu Main Line
Nagaoka		Rapid		Higashi-Sanjō
Oshikiri		Local		Obiori

History

Mitsuke Station opened on 16 June 1898.^[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 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,108 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

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 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 37°32′25″N 138°54′18″E / 37.5402°N 138.9050°E