Niizaki_Station Knowpia

Niizaki Station

新崎駅
Niizaki Station; 新崎駅
	Niizaki Station north exit, May 2020
General information
Location	1 Niizaki, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-3134; Japan
Coordinates	37°55′21.2″N 139°9′29.7″E / 37.922556°N 139.158250°E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	■ Hakushin Line
Distance	9.6 km from Niigata.
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1956
Passengers
FY2017	1,347 daily
Services
Location
	Niizaki Station Location within JR Hakushin Line Niizaki Station Niizaki Station (Japan)

Niizaki Station (新崎駅, Niizaki-eki) is a train station in Kita-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.

Lines edit

Niizaki Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and is 9.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Station layout edit

Niizaki Station south exit, August 2004

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.

Platforms, May 2020
Station interior, May 2020

Platforms edit

1	■ Hakushin Line	for Toyosaka, Shibata and Murakami
2	■ Hakushin Line	for Shibata and Niigata (bidirectional)
3	■ Hakushin Line	for Niigata

History edit

Niizaki Station opened on 15 April 1956. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.