Niitsu Station

Location
	Niitsu Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Niitsu Station Niitsu Station (Japan)

Niitsu Station

新津駅
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 / 37.80028°N 139.12139°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
Passengers
FY2017	4,341 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Niitsu Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Niitsu Station Niitsu Station (Japan)

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 (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)

References

^ "JR East Niitsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
^ 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.
^ "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.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[jreast-1] "JR East Niitsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[jreast2017stats-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.

[dj330-3] "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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