Bunsui Station

Bunsui Station (分水駅, Bunsui-eki) is a railway station in the city of Tsubame, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Bunsui Station

分水駅
Bunsui Station in April 1995
LocationBunsui Sakuramachi, Tsubame-shi, Niigata-ken 959-0130
Japan
Coordinates37.6290°N 138.8392°E / 37.6290; 138.8392
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Echigo Line
Distance41.5 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 December 1912
Previous namesJizodo Station (to 1983)
Passengers
FY2017496 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Teradomari
toward Kashiwazaki
 Echigo Line Aōzu
toward Niigata
Location
Bunsui Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Bunsui Station
Bunsui Station (Japan)

Lines

Bunsui Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 41.5 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. However, one of the platforms is not normally used. The platforms are connected by an underground passageway.

The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.[1]

Platforms
1 ■ Echigo Line for Yoshida and Niigata
for Kashiwazaki
2 ■ Echigo Line (not in service)

History

The station opened on 28 December 1912 as Jizodo Station (地蔵堂駅, Jizo-do-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1983. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed March 2000.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 496 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Bunsui Post Office

See also

References
  1. Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.


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