Shiozawa Station
Shiozawa Station 塩沢駅 | |
|---|---|
 Shiozawa Station, November 2013 | |
| Location |
1229-2 Shioawa, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata （新潟県南魚沼市塩沢1229-2 ） Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■Jōetsu Line |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
| History | |
| Opened | 1923 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015) | 668 |
| Location | |
  Shiozawa Station Location within Japan | |
Shiozawa Station (塩沢駅 Shiozawa-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Shiozawa Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 107.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
Station layout
The station has a one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is fenced off and is not in use.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa |
| 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joetsu Line | ||||
| Jōetsu-Kokusai-Ski-jō-mae | Local | Muikamachi | ||
History
The station opened on 18 November 1923. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 668 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
- Shiozawa Middle School
- Shiozawa Commercial High School
References
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shiozawa Station. |
- JR East station information (Japanese)
Coordinates: 37°02′29″N 138°50′55″E / 37.04139°N 138.84861°E