Operated by JR East Address Japan | Opened 2 September 1912 | |
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Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1005 Similar Nakaura Station, Kanazuka Station, Kaji Station, Hirakida Station, Shibata Station | ||
Tsukioka Station (月岡駅, Tsukioka eki) is a railway station in Shibata, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Tsukioka Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 17.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. However, only one side of the platform is in use, and serves bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.
History
Tsukioka Station opened on 2 September 1912 as Tenno-Shinden Station (天王新田駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 September 1950. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Surrounding area
References
Tsukioka Station (Niigata) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA