Tanihama Station
Tanihama Station (谷浜駅, Tanihama-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
Tanihama Station 谷浜駅 | |
|---|---|
 Tanihama Station in August 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 112 Ie-no-shita, Nagahama, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-1701 Japan |
| Coordinates | 37.1622°N 138.1740°E |
| Operated by |  Echigo Tokimeki Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Nihonkai Hisui Line |
| Distance | 52.7 km from Ichiburi |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 July 1911 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015 | 26 daily |
| Location | |
  Tanihama Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
Tanihama Station is served by the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Nihonkai Hisui Line, and is 52.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ichiburi and 347.2 kilometers from Maibara Station.
Station layout
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected by a footbridge; however, one side of the island platform is not used. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Nihonkai Hisui Line | for Itoigawa |
| 2 | ■ Nihonkai Hisui Line | (not in use) |
| 3 | ■ Nihonkai Hisui Line | for Naoetsu |
The view from platform 1 in August 2013 looking toward Arimagawa
The view from platform 1 in August 2013 looking toward Naoetsu
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihonkai Hisui Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Arimagawa | Local | Naoetsu | ||
History
The station opened on 1 July 1911. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. From 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, local passenger operations over sections of the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line running roughly parallel to the new shinkansen line were reassigned to third-sector railway operating companies.[1] From this date, Tanihama Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 21 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Tanihama Beach
- Tanihama Post Office
National Route 8
See also
References
- Osano, Kagetoshi (March 2015). 北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿 [Guide to companies operating conventional lines alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 28–33.
- 平成29年度の乗車状況（平成29年4月1日～平成30年3月31日）［各駅の１日平均乗車人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
External links
- Train timetables (in Japanese)
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