Sanjō Station (Niigata)

Sanjō Station 三条駅
Sanjō Station in July 2011
Location	Minami-shimbo, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0862 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	94.6 from Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=766
History
Opened	16 June 1898
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015)	1,660 (daily)
Location
Sanjō Station Location within Japan

Sanjō Station (三条駅 Sanjō-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Sanjō Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 94.6 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 Niigata
3	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Nagaoka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shinetsu Main Line
Mitsuke		Rapid		Higashi-Sanjō
Tōkōji		Local		Higashi-Sanjō

History

Sanjō 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 1,660 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Corona Corporation HQ
• Niigata Prefectural Sanjo High School

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 21 August 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 37°37′15″N 138°57′38″E / 37.62083°N 138.96056°E