Niizaki Station

Niizaki Station
新崎駅

Niizaki Station north exit, August 2004
Location 1 Niizaki, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-3134
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Hakushin Line
Platforms 1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1140
History
Opened 15 April 1956
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 1,385 daily
Location
Niizaki Station
Location within Japan

Niizaki Station (新崎駅 Niizaki-eki) is a train station in Kita-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Niizaki Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 9.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform (1) and an island platform (2/3) serving three tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Hakushin Line for Toyosaka, Shibata and Murakami
2  Hakushin Line for Shibata and Niigata (bidirectional)
3  Hakushin Line for Niigata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hakushin Line
Ōgata - Hayadōri

History

Niizaki Station opened on 15 April 1956. 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 1,385 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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Coordinates: 37°55′21.2″N 139°9′29.7″E / 37.922556°N 139.158250°E / 37.922556; 139.158250

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