Higashi-Sanjō Station

Location
	Higashi-Sanjō Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Higashi-Sanjō Station Higashi-Sanjō Station (JR Yahiko Line) Higashi-Sanjō Station Higashi-Sanjō Station (Japan)

Higashi-Sanjō Station

東三条駅
Higashi-Sanjō Station; 東三条駅
	West side of Higashi-Sanjō Station in March 2020
General information
Location	1 Higashi-Sanjō, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0047; Japan
Coordinates	37°37′43″N 138°58′25″E / 37.6286°N 138.9736°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line; ■ Yahiko Line;
Distance	96.2 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	4
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1897; 126 years ago
Previous names	Ichinokido Station (until 1926)
Passengers
FY2017	2,733 (daily)
Services
Former services
Location
Location
	Higashi-Sanjō Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Higashi-Sanjō Station Higashi-Sanjō Station (JR Yahiko Line) Higashi-Sanjō Station Higashi-Sanjō Station (Japan)

Higashi-Sanjō Station (東三条駅, Higashi-Sanjō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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.

Station layout

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.

Station interior, March 2020

Platforms

0	■ Yahiko Line	for Tsubame-Sanjō and Yahiko
1	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Niitsu and Niigata
2	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for starting trains during peak hours
3	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Nagaoka

History

The station opened on 20 November 1897 as Ichinokido Station (一ノ木戸駅).^[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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2733 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Sanjō City Hall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.