Higashi-Niigata Station

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

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
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
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	2 October 1978
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)	1769 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Niigata Terminus Hakushin Line Ōgata toward Shibata
Location
Higashi-Niigata Station Location within JR Hakushin Line Show map of JR Hakushin Line Higashi-Niigata Station Higashi-Niigata Station (Japan) Show map of 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

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  The ticket barriers leading to the platforms in June 2017
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  The platforms in June 2017, looking west (toward Niigata)
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  The footbridge and passenger lifts in June 2017

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] Elevators from the platform level to the overpass were installed on February 18, 2017.[3]

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  Higashi-Niigata Station entrance in August 2004
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  The platforms and footbridge in 2008 before the addition of passenger lifts

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2018, the station was used by an average of 1769 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] This was a 1.67% reduction compared to the levels during fiscal year 2017 of 1799 passengers daily.[5]

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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. 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.
3. "１０年目の朗報　東新潟駅にエレベーター設置　駅周辺の班と「会」が要求". www.zenseiren.net. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
4. "各駅の乗車人員 2018年度 ベスト100以外（5）：JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
5. 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

• Official website (in Japanese)