Tsutsuishi Station (筒石駅, Tsutsuishi-eki) is a railway station in Itoigawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Tsutsuishi Station

筒石駅
Tsutsuishi Station in March 2010
General information
Location928 Otani, Senno, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture 949-1302
Japan
Coordinates37°07′39″N 138°03′38″E / 37.1276°N 138.0606°E / 37.1276; 138.0606
Operated by Echigo TOKImeki
Line(s)     Nihonkai Hisui Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened16 December 1912; 111 years ago (1912-12-16)
Passengers
FY202117 daily
Services
Preceding station Echigo TOKImeki Following station
towards Ichiburi
Nihonkai Hisui Line Nadachi
towards Naoetsu
Location
Tsutsuishi Station is located in Niigata Prefecture
Tsutsuishi Station
Tsutsuishi Station
Location within Niigata Prefecture
Tsutsuishi Station is located in Central Japan
Tsutsuishi Station
Tsutsuishi Station
Tsutsuishi Station (Central Japan)
Tsutsuishi Station is located in Japan
Tsutsuishi Station
Tsutsuishi Station
Tsutsuishi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Tsutsuishi Station is served by the Nihonkai Hisui Line, and is 40.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ichiburi and 335.4 kilometers from Maibara Station.

Station layout

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Platforms in the tunnel during JR West ownership
 
Stairs to the platform

The station consists of two opposed side platforms located inside the 11,353 meters (37,247 ft) long Kubiki Tunnel, 40 meters (130 ft) below ground, connected to the entrance gate by 290 steps. There is only a stairway, with no elevator or escalator. Due to the air pressure generated by passing trains, access to the platform is limited and a protected waiting room with heavy metal doors keep passengers safe from typhoon-like wind. Average daily ridership at this station is approximately 60, mostly students.[1]

Platforms

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west  Nihonkai Hisui Line for Naoetsu
east  Nihonkai Hisui Line for Itoigawa

History

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The station opened on December 16, 1912, as part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR, JNR after 1949). On October 1, 1969, a new Tsutsuishi Station was opened. On April 1, 1987, with the privatization of JNR, JR West took over control of this station.

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.[2] From this date, Tsutsuishi Station was transferred to the ownership of the third-sector operating company Echigo Tokimeki Railway.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 23 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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Townscape of Tsutsuishi
 
Tsutsuishi funaya
  • Tsutsuishi fishing port
  • Tsutsuishi Post Office
  • Isobe Elementary School
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Baseel, Casey (2015-03-14). "Crazy station's 290 steps from gate to platform make it the deepest and spookiest in Niigata". Rocket News 24 English. Socio Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
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