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Tsukayama Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Platforms
  
Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Passengers
  
210 daily (FY2014)

Opened
  
27 December 1897

Tsukayama Station

Location
  
3335 Nishidani, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata-ken 949-5121Japan

Website
  
www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=997

Similar
  
Echigo‑Iwatsuka Station, Nagatori Station, Raikōji Station, Oshikiri Station, Echigo‑Hirota Station

Tsukayama Station (塚山駅, Tsukayama-eki) is a railway station in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Tsukayama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 55.8 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 three tracks, with the middle track not in use for passenger traffic. The station is unattended.

History

Tsukayama Station opened on 27 December 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station building was severely damaged by the 23 October 2004 2004 Chūetsu earthquake and was replaced in 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 210 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Tsukayama Post Office
  • Japan National Route 404
  • References

    Tsukayama Station Wikipedia


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