Niitsu Station (新津駅, Niitsu-eki) is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Niitsu Station is served by the following three lines.

It is the terminus of the Uetsu Main Line and the Banetsu West Line. It is also served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 175.6 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

Niitsu Station has one side platform (1) and two island platforms (2/3, 4/5) connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The platforms are not assigned to any particular line or service, but are used in common by all three lines serving the station.

Platform No Line Name Direction Notes
1 - 5 ■ Shin'etsu Main Line for Nagaoka・Kashiwazaki
■Shinetsu Main Line
(■including Ban'etsu West Line) 		for Niigata
■Uetsu Main Line for Murakami・Tsuruoka Excluding track 2
■Ban'etsu West Line for Kitakata・Aizu Wakamatsu

History

Niitsu Station opened on 20 November 1897.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

  • The station forecourt (May 1989)
    The station forecourt (May 1989)
  • The station forecourt (1928)
    The station forecourt (1928)

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,341 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • View from east exit
    View from east exit

Gallery

  • East side
    East side
  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Entrance and ticket machines
    Entrance and ticket machines
  • Shop
    Shop
  • Passway to the platforms
    Passway to the platforms
  • Platforms
    Platforms
  • A 115 series EMU at Niitsu Station in January 2008
    A 115 series EMU at Niitsu Station in January 2008
  • Station name sign
    Station name sign
  • Station name sign in retro style
    Station name sign in retro style
  • Niitsu Depot
    Niitsu Depot
  • An E231 series EMU built by Niitsu Plant
    An E231 series EMU built by Niitsu Plant
  • Ekiben "Sanshoku Dango" (Three Colored Dumplings)
    Ekiben "Sanshoku Dango" (Three Colored Dumplings)

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR East Niitsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "新潟れいるウォッ！チング" [Niigata Rail Watching]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40, no. 330. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. October 2011. p. 29.

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