Tsugawa Station

Tsugawa Station 津川駅
Tsugawa Station, June 2010
General information
Location	127 Tsugawa, Aga-machi, Higashikambara-gun, Niigata-ken 959-4401 Japan
Coordinates	37.6881°N 139.4470°E / 37.6881; 139.4470
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Distance	137.0 km from Kōriyama
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1913; 111 years ago (1913-06-01)
Passengers
175 daily (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mikawa towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Agano Kanose towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Kanose towards Kōriyama
Location Tsugawa Station Location within Japan

Tsugawa Station (津川駅, Tsugawa-eki) is a railway station in the town of Aga, Higashikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Tsugawa Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 137.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

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  Station interior, March 2020
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  Platform
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  Waiting room on the platform
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  Banetsu Monogatari at Tsugawa Station

Platforms

1	■ Banetsu West Line	for Gosen and Niitsu
2	■ Banestu West Line	for Nozawa, Kitakata and Aizu-Wakamatsu

History

Former building, September 2004

The station opened on 1 June 1913. 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 in September 2009.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 787 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

• Aga Town Hall
• Agano River
• National Route 459
• National Route 49
• Toyomi Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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

• JR East station information (in Japanese)