Tsunan Station

Tsunan Station

津南駅
Tsunan Station; 津南駅
	Tsunan Station in October 2013
General information
Location	Tomaru, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8206; Japan
Coordinates	37°01′25″N 138°38′23″E / 37.0235°N 138.6396°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	57.9 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1927
Previous names	Echigo-Tomaru (until 1968)
Passengers
FY2017	80
Services
Location
	Tsunan Station Location within Japan

Tsunan Station (津南駅, Tsunan-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[edit]

Tsunan Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 57.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is staffed, and includes an onsen public bath on its second story.

History[edit]

Tsunan Station opened on 1 August 1927 as Echigo-Tomaru Station (越後外丸駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1968. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

National Route 117

References[edit]

^ 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.

External links[edit]

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2017stats-1] 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.

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