Niitsu Station

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

Niitsu Station 新津駅
West side of the station building in September 2018
General information
Location	1 Niitsu-honchō, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956–0864 Japan
Coordinates	37°48′1″N 139°7′17″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line ■ Banetsu West Line ■ Shinetsu Main Line
Distance	175.6 km from Kōriyama.
Platforms	1 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	5
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1142
History
Opened	20 November 1897; 127 years ago (1897-11-20)
Passengers
FY2017	4,341 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kamo towards Naoetsu Shirayuki Niigata Terminus Yashiroda towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Kameda towards Niigata Furutsu towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Satsukino towards Niigata Terminus Ban'etsu West Line Rapid Agano Gosen towards Aizu-Wakamatsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Higashi-Niitsu towards Kōriyama Uetsu Main Line Kyōgase towards Akita
Location Niitsu Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Niitsu Station Niitsu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Niitsu Station is served by the following three lines.

• ■ Uetsu Main Line
• ■ Banetsu West Line
• ■ Shinetsu Main Line

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 (1928)

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

• Niitsu Railway Museum (新津鉄道資料館)^[3]
• Japan Transport Engineering Company Niitsu Plant
• Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences

• 
  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

• List of railway stations in Japan