Higashi-Sanjō Station | |
Style: | JR East |
Native Name: | 東三条駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 1 Higashi-Sanjō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0047 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 37.6286°N 138.9736°W |
Operator: | JR East |
Distance: | 96.2 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Tracks: | 4 |
Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Former: | Ichinokido Station (until 1926) |
Passengers: | 2,733 (daily) |
Pass Year: | FY2017 |
Map Type: | JR Shin'etsu Main Line#JR Yahiko Line#Japan |
Other Services Header: | Former services |
Other Services Collapsible: | yes |
is a railway station in the city of Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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.
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.
The station opened on 20 November 1897 as .[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]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2733 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]