Yoshida Station
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is a train station
located in Tsubame, Niigata
, Japan
.
The station, which opened on August 25, 1912, is operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East).
and Yahiko Line
. It has a total of five platforms, one side platform
and two island platform
s, connected by a footbridge. There are also engine shed and sidings.
The station is staffed. Tickets, including those for the shinkansen
(hourly services from Niigata
or Tsubame-Sanjō
), can be bought from the manned kiosk. There is also an automated ticket vending machine and Suica scanner (Niigata City Travel Card).
The station has toilets and a concessions store.
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...
located in Tsubame, Niigata
Tsubame, Niigata
is a city located in Niigata, Japan.The city was founded on March 31, 1954 by merging with 4 towns and villages. Nearly 52 years later on March 20, 2006, the old Tsubame merged with Bunsui and Yoshida from Nishikanbara District to form the new city of Tsubame....
, 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...
.
The station, which opened on August 25, 1912, is operated by East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East).
Layout
The station lies at the junction between the Echigo LineEchigo Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan...
and Yahiko Line
Yahiko Line
The is a Japanese rail line operated by East Japan Railway Company which runs between Sanjo City and Yahiko Village in Niigata Prefecture. The line shares its name with both Yahiko Village and nearby Mt. Yahiko....
. It has a total of five platforms, one side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
and two island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s, connected by a footbridge. There are also engine shed and sidings.
The station is staffed. Tickets, including those for the shinkansen
Shinkansen
The , also known as THE BULLET TRAIN, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in 1964, the network has expanded to currently consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-shinkansen with a...
(hourly services from Niigata
Niigata Station
is a train station operated by East Japan Railway Company in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan. It opened on May 3, 1904.The station is at the centre of Niigata city, the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast in Honshū...
or Tsubame-Sanjō
Tsubame-Sanjo Station
is a train station located in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan.The station opened on November 15, 1982.- Adjacent stations :-External links:*...
), can be bought from the manned kiosk. There is also an automated ticket vending machine and Suica scanner (Niigata City Travel Card).
The station has toilets and a concessions store.