Tsubame Station
# Tsubame Station

Tsubame Station (燕駅, Tsubame-eki) is a railway station located in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Tsubame Station is served by the Yahiko Line, and is 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yahiko Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks. connected by a footbridge.

The station is unmanned, but there is an automatic ticket vending machine. Suica farecards can be used at this station.

* Platforms, March 2020
* Station interior, March 2020

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Yahiko Line | for Tsubame-Sanjō and Higashi-Sanjō |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Yahiko Line | for Yoshida and Yahiko |

## History

Tsubame Station opened on 20 April 1922. 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 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,040 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Tsubame-Higashi Elementary School
