Mitsuke_Station Knowpia

Mitsuke Station

見附駅
Mitsuke Station; 見附駅
	Mitsuke Station in September 2004
General information
Location	2 Honjo, Mitsuke-shi, Niigata-ken 954-0051; Japan
Coordinates	37°32′25″N 138°54′18″E / 37.5402°N 138.9050°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	84.4 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 June 1898; 125 years ago
Passengers
	2,186 (FY2017)
Services
Location
	Mitsuke Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Mitsuke Station Mitsuke Station (Japan)

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

Lines edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

History edit

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 edit

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b 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.