Tsunan Station

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Tsunan Station 津南駅
Tsunan Station in October 2013
Location	Tomaru, Tsunan-machi, Nakauonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-8206 Japan
Coordinates	37°01′25″N 138°38′23″E / 37.0235°N 138.6396°E / 37.0235; 138.6396Coordinates: 37°01′25″N 138°38′23″E / 37.0235°N 138.6396°E / 37.0235; 138.6396
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Iiyama Line
Distance	57.9 kilometers from Toyono
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1927
Previous names	Echigo-Tomaru (until 1968)
Passengers
FY2017	80
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Tanaka towards Nagano Iiyama Line Echigo-Shikawatari towards Echigo-Kawaguchi
Location
Tsunan Station Location within Japan

Tsunan Station (津南駅, Tsunan-eki) is a railway station in the town of Tsunan, Nakauonuma District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Tsunan Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 57.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station.

Station layout[]

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building is staffed, and includes an onsen public bath on its second story.

History[]

Tsunan Station opened on 1 August 1927 as Echigo-Tomaru Station (越後外丸駅). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1968. 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 525 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

• National Route 117

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

External links[]

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• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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