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Tsubame Station 燕駅
Tsubame Station in July 2004
General information
Location	2 Tsubame Honcho, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-128 Japan
Coordinates	37°40′06″N 138°55′44″E / 37.6683°N 138.9289°E / 37.6683; 138.9289
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yahiko Line
Distance	10.3 km from Yahiko
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unmanned station (Automatic ticket vending machine installation)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 April 1922; 102 years ago (1922-04-20)
Passengers
FY2015	1,040 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nishi-Tsubametowards Yahiko Yahiko Line Tsubame-Sanjōtowards Higashi-Sanjō
Location Tsubame StationLocation within JR Yahiko LineShow map of JR Yahiko LineTsubame StationTsubame 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.

• Platforms, March 2020
• Station interior, March 2020

Platforms

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).

Surrounding area

• Tsubame-Higashi Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 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.

External links

• Tsubame Station (Japanese)

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