Mitsuke Station
Railway station in Mitsuke, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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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).
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JR EastMitsuke Station 見附駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mitsuke Station in September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2 Honjo, Mitsuke-shi, Niigata-ken 954-0051 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.5402°N 138.9050°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | |||||||||||||||||||
| Line | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 84.4 km from Naoetsu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 June 1898 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2,186 (FY2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
