Yoshida Station

For other uses, see Yoshida Station (disambiguation).

Yoshida Station 吉田駅
Yoshida Station in March 2020
General information
Location	Yoshida-Tsutsumi-chō, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0237 Japan
Coordinates	37°41′14″N 138°52′43″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Yahiko Line ■ Echigo Line
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 August 1912; 112 years ago (1912-08-25)
Previous names	Nisei-Yoshida (1913 -1959)
Passengers
FY2017	1,514 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minami-Yoshida towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Kita-Yoshida towards Niigata Yahagi towards Yahiko Yahiko Line Nishi-Tsubame towards Higashi-Sanjō
Location Yoshida Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Yoshida Station Yoshida Station (JR Yahiko Line) Show map of JR Yahiko Line Yoshida Station Yoshida Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Yoshida Station (吉田駅, Yoshida-eki) is a railway station in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yoshida Station is served by the Yahiko Line, and is 4.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yahiko. It is also served by the Echigo Line and is 49.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

View of station platforms with platform 5 on right, May 2017

The station consists of one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks. The platforms ate connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The station has toilets and a concessions store.

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  LED displays

Platforms

1	■ Echigo Line	for Maki, Uchino, and Niigata
2	■ Echigo Line	for Bunsui, Izumozaki, and Kashiwazaki
3	■ Yahiko Line	for Tsubame, Tsubame-Sanjō, and Higashi-Sanjō
4	■ Yahiko Line	for Yahiko
5	■ Yahiko Line	(not normally used)

History

The station opened on 25 August 1912.[1] Then station was renamed Nishi-Yoshida Station (西吉田駅) on 20 April 1913, but reverted to its original name on 1 October 1959.[2] 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 1514 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	2,055[4]
2005	1,721[5]
2010	1,745[6]
2015	1,580[7]

Surrounding area

A street near the station

• Niigata Prefectural Yoshida High School [ja][8]
• National Route 116

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 142. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
2. 週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 21号 新潟駅・弥彦駅・津南駅ほか. Asahi Shimbun Publishing. 2012-12-30. p. 22.
3. 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.
4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
7. 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.
8. 新潟県立吉田高等学校 [Niigata Prefectural Yoshida High School]. Official website (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)