Tōkamachi Station

Tōkamachi Station (十日町駅) is a railway station located in the city of Tōkamachi, Niigata, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

Lines
Tōkamachi Station is a station on the Iiyama Line, and is located 75.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono. It is also a station for the Hokuhoku Line and is located 15.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Muikamachi Station.

Station layout
The JR portion of the station has a single side platform and island platforms serving three ground-level tracks connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Hokuetsu Express portion of the station has a single elevated island platform serving two tracks.

History
Tōkamachi Station opened on 15 November 1927. Following the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

The Hokuhoku Line station opened on 22 March 1997, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuhoku Line.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 505 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Tōkamachi City Hospital
 * Tōkamachi City Hospital