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 platforms are not assigned to any particular line or service, but are used in common by all three lines serving the station.

Platform NoLine NameDirectionNotes
1 - 5Shin'etsu Main Linefor NagaokaKashiwazaki
■Shinetsu Main Line (■including Ban'etsu West Line)for Niigata
Uetsu Main Linefor MurakamiTsuruokaExcluding track 2
■Ban'etsu West Linefor KitakataAizu Wakamatsu

History

Niitsu Station opened on 20 November 1897. 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 (1928)

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

  • View from east exit

Gallery

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

See also

External links

  • (in Japanese)