Higashi-Niigata Station

Higashi-Niigata Station
東新潟駅
Higashi-Niigata Station entrance in October 2012
Location Nakajima-Urazawa, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0824
Japan
Coordinates 37°54′31.3″N 139°6′31.7″E / 37.908694°N 139.108806°E / 37.908694; 139.108806Coordinates: 37°54′31.3″N 139°6′31.7″E / 37.908694°N 139.108806°E / 37.908694; 139.108806
Elevation 1.3 m[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Hakushin Line
Distance 22.3 km from Shibata
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 2 October 1978
Traffic
Passengers (FY2013) 2,011 daily
Location
Higashi-Niigata Station
Location within JR Hakushin Line
Higashi-Niigata Station
Higashi-Niigata Station (Japan)

Higashi-Niigata Station (東新潟, Higashi-Niigata-eki, lit. "East Niigata Station") is a railway station on the Hakushin Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Japan.

Lines

Higashi-Niigata Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and lies 22.3 km from the starting point of the line at Shibata and 5.0 kilometers from Niigata Station.[1]

Station layout

Track diagram of Higashi-Niigata Station and Niigata Freight Terminal

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge, with the station building located on the south side. The station is located next to Niigata Freight Terminal.[1]

Platforms

1 ■ Hakushin Line for Niigata
2 ■ Hakushin Line for Toyosaka and Shibata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hakushin Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Niigata Local Ōgata

History

The station opened on 2 October 1978.[2] Prior to this, a single 100 m long temporary platform was provided on what is now the up line from 1 February 1958 to serve the adjoining marshalling yard which opened on 1 October 1957.[1] In September 1978, the line was double-tracked, and a new platform and station building was constructed on the down line a distance of 200 m to the north of the up line platform, earning the station the nickname "the most inconvenient station in Japan".[1] The station was subsequently remodelled, with the down platform and station building moved to the present-day location on the south side of the freight yard.[1]

With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 2,011 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

The station is located in a semi-rural residential area. JR Freight's Niigata Freight Terminal is located next to the station. JR East's Niigata Shinkansen Depot lies on the north side of the freight terminal.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 217. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.
  2. 1 2 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 567. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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