Sanjō Station (三条駅, Sanjō-eki) is a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in the city of Sanjō, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Sanjō Station 三条駅
Sanjō Station in July 2011
General information
Location	Minami-shimbo, Sanjō-shi, Niigata-ken 955-0862 Japan
Coordinates	37°37′15″N 138°57′38″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	94.6 from Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	16 June 1898; 125 years ago (1898-06-16)
Passengers
FY2017	1,820 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Mitsuke towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Higashi-Sanjō towards Niigata Tōkōji towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local
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Sanjō Station is served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is 94.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Sanjō Station opened on 16 June 1898.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1820 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

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