Niizaki Station
Niizaki Station 新崎駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 1 Niizaki, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-3134 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°55′21.2″N 139°9′29.7″E / 37.922556°N 139.158250°E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Hakushin Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 9.6 km from Niigata. | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island + 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 15 April 1956 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2017 | 1,347 daily | ||||||||||
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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). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]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.
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Platforms, May 2020
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Station interior, May 2020
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Toyosaka, Shibata and Murakami |
2 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Shibata and Niigata (bidirectional) |
3 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Niigata |
History
[edit]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
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1347 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Niizaki Industrial Park
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- JR East station information (in Japanese)