Tsubame Station

Railway station in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

37°40′06″N 138°55′44″E / 37.6683°N 138.9289°E / 37.6683; 138.9289Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Yahiko LineDistance10.3 km from YahikoPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusUnmanned station (Automatic ticket vending machine installation)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 April 1922; 102 years ago (1922-04-20)PassengersFY20151,040 daily Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Nishi-Tsubame towards Yahiko		Yahiko Line		Tsubame-Sanjō towards Higashi-Sanjō

Location
Tsubame Station Location within JR Yahiko Line Show map of JR Yahiko Line Tsubame Station Tsubame Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Tsubame Station (燕駅, Tsubame-eki) is a railway station located in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsubame Station is served by the Yahiko Line, and is 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yahiko Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. connected by a footbridge.

The station is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine. Suica farecards can be used at this station.^[1]

Platforms, March 2020
Station interior, March 2020

Platforms

1	■ Yahiko Line	for Tsubame-Sanjō and Higashi-Sanjō
2	■ Yahiko Line	for Yoshida and Yahiko

History

Tsubame Station opened on 20 April 1922. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,040 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Tsubame-Higashi Elementary School

References

^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.