Niizaki Station

Niizaki Station

新崎駅
Niizaki Station; 新崎駅
	Niizaki Station north exit, May 2020
General information
Location	1 Niizaki, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-3134; Japan
Coordinates	37°55′21.2″N 139°9′29.7″E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	■ Hakushin Line
Distance	9.6 km from Niigata.
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1956
Passengers
FY2017	1,347 daily
Services
Location
	Niizaki Station Location within JR Hakushin Line Niizaki Station Niizaki Station (Japan)

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.

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

References

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.

External links

JR East station information (in Japanese)

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[jreast2017stats-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.