Niizaki Station

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.

Niizaki Station

新崎駅
Niizaki Station north exit, May 2020
Location1 Niizaki, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-3134
Japan
Coordinates37°55′21.2″N 139°9′29.7″E
Operated by
Line(s)■ Hakushin Line
Distance9.6 km from Niigata.
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 April 1956
Passengers
FY20171,347 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Ōgata
toward Niigata
 Hakushin Line Hayadōri
toward Shibata
Location
Niizaki Station
Location within JR Hakushin Line
Niizaki Station
Niizaki Station (Japan)

Lines

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
Niizaki Station south exit, August 2004

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.

  • Platforms, May 2020
  • Station interior, May 2020

Platforms
1 ■ Hakushin Line for Toyosaka, Shibata and Murakami
2 ■ Hakushin Line for Shibata and Niigata (bidirectional)
3 ■ Hakushin Line for Niigata

History

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

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1347 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Niizaki Industrial Park

See also

References
  1. 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.


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