Niigata Station

Niigata Station (新潟駅, Niigata-eki) is a major railway station in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] The station is at the centre of Niigata city, the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast in Honshu. It forms the central station for the railway infrastructure along the Sea of Japan coast, and is also the terminus of the Jōetsu Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo.

Niigata Station 新潟駅
View of the station from the Bandai exit in June 2015
Location	1 Hanazono, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0086 Japan
Coordinates	37°54′43.3″N 139°3′42.8″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Joetsu Shinkansen ■Shinetsu Main Line ■Hakushin Line ■Echigo Line
Platforms	2 side + 4 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 May 1904
Passengers
FY2017	37,461 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tsubame-Sanjō toward Tokyo Jōetsu Shinkansen Toki Terminus Niitsu toward Naoetsu Shirayuki Kameda toward Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Echigo-Ishiyama toward Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Terminus Inaho Toyosaka toward Onagawa Hakushin Line Higashi-Niigata toward Shibata Hakusan toward Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Terminus
Location
Niigata Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Niigata Station Niigata Station (JR Hakushin Line) Niigata Station Niigata Station (JR Echigo Line) Niigata Station Niigata Station (BRT Bandai-bashi Line) Niigata Station Niigata Station (Japan)

Lines

Niigata Station is served by the following lines.

• Joetsu Shinkansen
• Shin'etsu Main Line
• Hakushin Line
• Echigo Line

Station layout

The station has two side platforms (former 1, 4) and two island platforms (former 2/3, and 8/9) at ground level serving a total of six tracks for conventional narrow gauge lines, of which only one island platform remains in use for trains originating from Niigata Station. This island platform (8/9) is an extension of one of the side platforms (1). The station also has two elevated side platforms 2, 5) and one island platform 3,4) serving conventional narrow gauge lines, and two more elevated island platforms serving four shinkansen tracks (11 to 14). The elevated station building has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter and "View Plaza" travel agency.[1]

• 
  Gate (Bandai Entrance)
• 
  Ticket machines (Bandai Entrance)
• 
  Elevated platforms
• 
  Ground level platform No.8 and No.9
• 
  Ground level platform No.1 (not in use)
• 
  Sake Museum Ponshu-kan

(Elevated)

1	■ -	(facilities not yet in place)
2-5	■ Shinetsu Line	for Niitsu, Nagaoka, and Tsugawa
	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Gosen and Aizu-Wakamatsu
	■ Hakushin Line	for Shibata and Murakami
	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Shibata and Murakami
	■ Echigo Line	for Yoshida and Kashiwazaki
11-14	■ Joetsu Shinkansen	for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo

(Ground level)

former 1-4	■ -	(not in use)
former 5-7	■ -	(facilities removed)
8-9	■ Shinetsu Line	for Niitsu, Nagaoka, and Tsugawa (starting trains)
	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Gosen and Aizu-Wakamatsu (starting trains)
	■ Hakushin Line	for Shibata and Murakami (starting trains)
	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Shibata and Murakami (starting trains)

History

Niigata Station opened on 3 May 1904.[1] 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 37,461 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	36,894[3]
2001	37,185[4]
2002	37,407[5]
2003	37,612[6]
2004	36,300[7]
2005	37,050[8]
2006	36,769[9]
2007	36,849[10]
2008	37,012[11]
2009	36,396[12]
2010	36,269[13]
2011	36,711[14]
2011	37,446[15]

Surrounding area

• CoCoLo Niigata, shopping center in the station
• Sake Museum Ponshu-kan
• National Route 7
• National Route 8
• Bandai Bridge

A panorama view of the North (Bandai) Entrance, June 2013

A panorama view of the South Entrance, June 2013

Bus terminals

A sign of Bandaiguchi Bus Terminal, June 2016

Both the Bandai Entrance and the South Entrance have bus terminals.[16][17] As of February 2017, the following transit bus line are on service.

Bandaiguchi Bus Terminal

• Niigata City Loop Bus[18][19]
• Transit bus operated by Niigata Kotsu[20]
  • BRT "Bandai-bashi Line" : Niigata Sta.—Bandai Bridge—Furumachi—City office—Hakusan Station—Aoyama
  • C* : for Central Niigata[21]
  • S* : for South Niigata[22]
  • W* : for West Niigata[23]
  • E* : for East Niigata[24]
  • "Sado-Kisen Line" : Niigata Sta.—Toki Messe—Sado Kisen Ferry Terminal

Minamiguchi Bus Terminal

• Transit bus operated by Niigata Kotsu
  • Limousine bus for Niigata Airport
  • C* / S* / W* / E*
    • S7 : for Big Swan Stadium, Niigata Prefectural Baseball Stadium

References

1. 各駅情報（新潟駅） [Station Information: Niigata Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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. 各駅の乗車人員　（2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
4. 各駅の乗車人員　（2001年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2001)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
5. 各駅の乗車人員　（2002年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2002)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
6. 各駅の乗車人員　（2003年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2003)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
7. 各駅の乗車人員　（2004年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
8. 各駅の乗車人員　（2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
9. 各駅の乗車人員　（2006年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
10. 各駅の乗車人員　（2007年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
11. 各駅の乗車人員　（2008年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
12. 各駅の乗車人員　（2009年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
13. 各駅の乗車人員　（2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
14. 各駅の乗車人員　（2011年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
15. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
16. 新潟駅前周辺バスのりば [Bus stop map around Bandai Entrance] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
17. 新潟駅南口バスのりば [Bus stop map around South Entrance] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
18. "Niigata City Loop Bus Map (2016.3- )" (PDF). Niigata City. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
19. "Niigata City Loop Bus Timetables (2016.3- )" (PDF). Niigata City. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
20. 運行便別時刻表 [Bus Lines and Timetables (2016.11- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
21. 路線図（中心部） [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.11- )] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
22. 路線図（南方面） [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.11- )] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
23. 路線図（西方面） [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.11- )] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
24. 路線図（東方面） [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.11- )] (PDF) (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)