Tsutsuishi Station
Encyclopedia
is a train station
in Itoigawa
, Niigata Prefecture
, Japan
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Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Itoigawa
Itoigawa, Niigata
is a city located in rustic southern Niigata Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 48,653 and the density of 65.2 persons per km². The total area is 746.24 km².The city was founded on June 1, 1954...
, Niigata Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata. The name "Niigata" literally means "new lagoon".- History :...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Layout
The platforms are in Kubiki Tunnel (length = 11,353m), below 40m from ground. It connects with its entrance gate by 280-290 steps.History
- December 16, 1912 - Tsutsuishi Station was opened. Japanese Government RailwaysJapanese Government RailwaysThe Japanese Government Railways was the national railway system directly operated by the central government of Japan until 1949. It is a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.- Name :...
(JGR, JNR after 1949) built this station in resident area around a fishery harbor. - October 1, 1969 - New Tsutsuishi Station was opened. Japanese National RailwaysJapanese National Railways, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
(JNR) began to serve new line in Itoigawa - Naoestu, electrified and double-tracked, and quit old line on shore of the Japan Sea. - April 1, 1987 - With the privatization of JNR, JR West took over the management of this station.