Tsuchitaru Station 土樽駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Tsuchidaru, Yuzawa Town, Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture 949-6103 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°52′31″N 138°51′41″E / 36.8753°N 138.8615°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 80.1 km (49.8 mi) from Takasaki | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 8 December 1933 | ||||||||||
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Tsuchitaru Station (土樽駅, Tsuchitaru-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the town of Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Tsuchitaru Station is served by the Jōetsu Line, and is located 80.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.
The station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
station side | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami and Takasaki |
opposite side | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa and Nagaoka |
Tsuchitaru Station began passenger operations on 8 December 1933 as a temporary station open during the ski season. It began permanent operations from 10 January 1941. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.