Toyosaka Station

Toyosaka Station (豊栄駅, Toyosaka-eki) is a railway station on the Hakushin Line in Kita-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Toyosaka Station

豊栄駅
South side of Toyosaka Station, May 2008
Location1 Hakushin-cho, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-3325
Japan
Coordinates37°55′11.05″N 139°12′56.3″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Hakushin Line
Distance15.0 km from Niigata
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 December 1952
Previous namesKuzutsuka (until 1976)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2017)3,681 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Niigata
toward Kogota
 Inaho Shibata
toward Onagawa
Hayadōri
toward Niigata
 Hakushin Line Kuroyama
toward Shibata
Location
Toyosaka Station
Location within JR Hakushin Line
Toyosaka Station
Toyosaka Station (Japan)

Lines

Toyosaka Station is served by the Hakushin Line between Niigata and Shibata, and is 15.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Station layout
View of station platforms with platform 3 on left, May 2008

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.

  • Station interior, May 2019
  • Platform (May 2020)
  • View from the south exit
  • View from the north exit

Platforms
1/2 ■ Hakushin Line for Shibata, Niigata
3 ■ Hakushin Line for Niigata

Platform 3 is predominantly used for local Hakushin Line services terminating at this station.

History
Former building (April 2004)

The station opened on 23 December 1952 as Kuzutsuka Station (葛塚駅), forming the terminus of Hakushin Line from Shibata. It was renamed Toyosaka Station on 1 April 1976. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

From 22 March 1997, some limited express Inaho services began stopping at Toyosaka. A new station building opened on 25 March 2006.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,681 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Fiscal yearDaily average
20003,285[3]
20053,157[4]
20103,581[5]
20133,761[6]

Surrounding area
  • Toyosaka Post Office
  • Kita-ku Ward Office
  • Fukushimagata Lagoon Park
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See also

References
  1. JR East station information page. Retrieved on 8 September 2014. (in Japanese)
  2. 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.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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