is a train station on the Echigo Line in

Nishi-ku, Niigata is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. , the ward had an estimated population of 161,884 in 68,119 households and a population density of 1700 persons per km². The total area of the ward ...

, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East).

Lines

Niigata University Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 72.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at

Kashiwazaki Station is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company. Lines Kashiwazaki Station is served by both the Shinetsu Ma ...

Layout

The station consists of one ground-level

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

serving a single bi-directional track.

Suica is a prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card, electronic money used as a fare card on train lines in Japan, launched on November 18, 2001. The card can be used interchangeably with JR West's ICOCA in the Kansai region and San'yō region i ...

farecard can be used at this station. File:NiigataUniversityStation Sign 201703.jpg, A station sign at Niigata University Station in March 2017

History

The station opened on 8 April 1984. With the privatization of

Japanese National Railways The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987. Network Railways As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...

(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. In 2017 the English station name was changed from "Niigatadaigakumae" to the current "Niigata University".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3011 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

Niigata University is a national university in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1949 and has its major origins in Niigata Medical College (established in 1922) and in Niigata Higher School (established in 1919). It is one of the largest Jap ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Niigata Daigaku-Mae Station Railway stations in Niigata (city) Railway stations in Japan opened in 1984 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Echigo Line