is a railway station in

Akiha-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 76,086 in 29,843 households and a population density of 800 persons per km². The total area of the ward ...

, 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

Niitsu Station is served by the following three lines. It is the terminus of the

Uetsu Main Line The is a railway line in the Tohoku and Chubu regions of Japan. Part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) system, it connects Niitsu Station in the city of Niigata and Akita Station in Akita. The name "Uetsu" refers to the ancient pro ...

and the

Banetsu West Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Kōriyama Station in Kōriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, and Niitsu Station in Akiha Ward, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture. The name "Banetsu" is taken fro ...

. It is also served by the

Shinetsu Main Line The Shinetsu Main Line ( ja, 信越本線, ) is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . S ...

, and is located 175.6 kilometers from the starting point of that line at .

Station layout

Niitsu Station has one

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 ...

(1) and two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s (2/3, 4/5) connected by a footbridge. The station has a ''

Midori no Madoguchi , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

'' 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.

History

Niitsu Station opened on 20 November 1897. 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. File:Niitsu station 198905.JPG, The station forecourt (May 1989) File:Niitsu Station circa 1928.JPG, The station forecourt (1928)

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

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Japan Transport Engineering Company is a manufacturer of heavy rail cars in Japan, formerly known as . The company is based in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, and a member of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) group. J-TREC manufactures rail vehicles not only for JR East and Tokyu Corp ...

Niitsu Plant * Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences File:Niitsu Station East Ekimae.jpg, View from east exit

Gallery

File:Niitsu Station East 2018.09.jpg, East side File:Niitsu Station Renraku Jiyu Turo.jpg, Entrance File:Niitsu Station Enter.jpg, Entrance and ticket machines File:Niitsu Station NewDays.jpg, Shop File:Niitsu Station Renraku.jpg, Passway to the platforms File:Niitsu Station Home.jpg, Platforms File:JNR 115 Series at Nitsu Station.jpg, A

115 series The is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type developed by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and now operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West), and the Shinano Railway. Operations JR East JR East operated their last 115 series tr ...

EMU at Niitsu Station in January 2008 File:Niitsu Station Ekimeihyo SE.jpg, Station name sign File:Niitsu Station Clock and Ekimeihyo.jpg, Station name sign in retro style File:Niitsu unyuku 20040925.jpg, Niitsu Depot File:Niitsu e231 20040925.jpg, An

E231 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type used for commuter and outer-suburban services operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan since 2000. Design Trains were manufactured by Tokyu Car Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy In ...

EMU built by Niitsu Plant File:niitsu sanshoku dango 20041129.jpg, Ekiben "Sanshoku Dango" (Three Colored Dumplings)

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Shin'etsu Main Line Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture Uetsu Main Line Shin'etsu Main Line Ban'etsu West Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897 Railway stations in Niigata (city)