Higashi-Niitsu Station

Higashi-Niitsu Station

東新津駅
Higashi-Niitsu Station, July 2004
General information
LocationTakiya-cho, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0854
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1298
History
Opened20 February 1952
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Niitsu
Terminus
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Shinseki
towards Kōriyama
Location
Higashi-Niitsu Station
Location within Japan

Higashi-Niitsu Station (東新津駅, Higashi-Niitsu-eki) is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Higashi-Niitsu Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line,[1][2] and is 172.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building by consists only of a small waiting room. The station is unattended.

History

The station opened on 20 February 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building dates from January 2001.

Surrounding area

  • Niitsu-Takiya Post Office
  • Niitsu High School

References

  1. ^ a b ">Higashi-Niitsu Station Timetable (JR East)". Official Web site of East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Higashiniitsu Station Line List".


37°47′16″N 139°08′38″E / 37.7878°N 139.1439°E / 37.7878; 139.1439