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Tōkamachi Station

Coordinates: 37°8′5.53″N 138°45′24.06″E / 37.1348694°N 138.7566833°E / 37.1348694; 138.7566833
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Tōkamachi Station

十日町駅
Tōkamachi Station for Hokuetsu Express
General information
LocationUshi, Tōkamachi-shi, Niigata-ken 948-0079
Japan
Coordinates37°8′5.53″N 138°45′24.06″E / 37.1348694°N 138.7566833°E / 37.1348694; 138.7566833
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms1 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened15 November 1927; 96 years ago (1927-11-15)
Passengers
FY2017505 daily (JR)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Doichi
towards Nagano
Iiyama Line Uonuma-Nakajō
Preceding station Hokuhoku Express Following station
Matsudai
towards Naoetsu
Hokuhoku Line
Local[1]
Shinza
Location
Tōkamachi Station is located in Japan
Tōkamachi Station
Tōkamachi Station
Location within Japan
The east entrance, August 2014

Tōkamachi Station (十日町駅, Tōkamachi-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tōkamachi, Niigata, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

Lines

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Tōkamachi Station is a station on the Iiyama Line, and is located 75.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono. It is also a station for the Hokuhoku Line and is located 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Muikamachi Station.

Station layout

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The JR portion of the station has a single side platform and island platforms serving three ground-level tracks connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Hokuetsu Express portion of the station has a single elevated island platform serving two tracks.

JR East

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1  Iiyama Line for Togari-Nozawaonsen, Iiyama , and Nagano
2  Iiyama Line for Togari-Nozawaonsen, Iiyama and Nagano
for Echigo-Kawaguchi and Nagaoka
3  Iiyama Line for Echigo-Kawaguchi and Nagaoka

Hokuetsu Express

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11  Hokuhoku Line for Saigata and Naoetsu
12  Hokuhoku Line for Muikamachi and Echigo-Yuzawa

History

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Tōkamachi Station opened on 15 November 1927. Following the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

The Hokuhoku Line station opened on 22 March 1997, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuhoku Line.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 505 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Timetable|Hokuetsu Express Co., Ltd". hokuhoku-line.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  2. ^ Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (3 March 2017). "北越急行ほくほく線、開業20周年で記念カード配布 3月22日". Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ "会社概要" [Company History]. hokuhoku.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
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