Mitsuke Station

Railway station in Mitsuke, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

37°32′25″N 138°54′18″E / 37.5402°N 138.9050°E / 37.5402; 138.9050Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Shinetsu Main LineDistance84.4 km from NaoetsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened16 June 1898; 126 years ago (1898-06-16)Passengers2,186 (FY2017) Services

Preceding station		Following station
Nagaoka towards Naoetsu	Shirayuki	Higashi-Sanjō towards Niigata
Nagaoka towards Naoetsu	Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid	Sanjō towards Niigata
Oshikiri towards Naoetsu	Shin'etsu Main Line Local	Obiori towards Niigata

Location
Mitsuke Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Mitsuke Station Mitsuke Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Mitsuke Station (見附駅, Mitsuke-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Mitsuke, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Mitsuke Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line and is 84.4 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 two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki and Naoetsu
2	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Higashi-Sanjō and Niigata

History

Mitsuke Station opened on 16 June 1898.^[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 2186 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.