Bunsui Station
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Bunsui Station 分水駅 | |||||||||||
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 Bunsui Station in April 1995 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bunsui Sakuramachi, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0130 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°37′44″N 138°50′21″E / 37.6290°N 138.8392°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 41.5 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 December 1912 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Jizodo Station (to 1983) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 496 daily | ||||||||||
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Bunsui Station (分水駅, Bunsui-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsubame, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Bunsui Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 41.5 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.
Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. However, one of the platforms is not normally used. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway.
The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata for Kashiwazaki |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | (not in service) |
History
The station opened on 28 December 1912 as Jizodo Station (地蔵堂駅, Jizo-do-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1983. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed March 2000.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 496 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Bunsui Post Office
See also
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 17 November 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Bunsui Station information (in Japanese)
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