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 JR East
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

References

  1. 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.
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Coordinates: 37°02′29″N 138°50′55″E / 37.04139°N 138.84861°E / 37.04139; 138.84861

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