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Revision as of 05:17, 16 December 2018
Niitsu Station | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 1 Niitsu-honchō, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0864 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 37°48′1″N 139°7′17″E / 37.80028°N 139.12139°E | ||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||
Line(s) | |||||
Distance | 175.6 km from Kōriyama. | ||||
Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms | ||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
Website | www | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 20 November 1897 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2017 | 4,341 daily | ||||
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Niitsu Station (
Lines
Niitsu Station is served by the following three lines.
It is the terminus of the Uetsu Main Line and the Banetsu West Line. It is also served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 175.6 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kōriyama.
Station layout
Niitsu Station has one side platform (1) and two island platforms (2/3, 4/5) connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The platforms are not assigned to any particular line or service, but are used in common by all three lines serving the station.
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||
Kamo | Shirayuki | Niigata | ||
Furutsu | Local | Satsukino | ||
Banetsu West Line | ||||
Gosen | Agano | Niigata | ||
Higashi-Niitsu | Local | Terminus | ||
Uetsu Main Line | ||||
Terminus | Local | Kyōgase |
History
Niitsu Station opened on 20 November 1897.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
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The station forecourt (May 1989)
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The station forecourt (1928)
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 4,341 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
- Niitsu Railway Museum (
新津 鉄道 資料 館 )[3] - Japan Transport Engineering Company Niitsu Plant
- Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences
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View from east exit
Gallery
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East side
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Entrance
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Entrance and ticket machines
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Shop
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Passway to the platforms
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Platforms
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A 115 series EMU at Niitsu Station in January 2008
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Station name sign
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Station name sign in retro style
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Niitsu Depot
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An E231 series EMU built by Niitsu Plant
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Ekiben "Sanshoku Dango" (Three Colored Dumplings)
See also
References
- ^ "JR East Niitsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
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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. - ^ "
新潟 れいるウォッ!チング" [Niigata Rail Watching]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40, no. 330. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. October 2011. p. 29.