Sekiya_Station_(Niigata) Knowpia

Sekiya Station

関屋駅
Sekiya Station; 関屋駅
	South side of Sekiya Station, August 2016
General information
Location	2-2-1 Sekiya-Okawa-mae, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 951-814; Japan
Coordinates	37°54′21″N 139°00′54″E / 37.90583°N 139.01500°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	79.2 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=907
History
Opened	15 November 1913
Passengers
FY2015	1,938 daily
Services
Location
	Sekiya Station Location within JR Echigo Line Sekiya Station Sekiya Station (Japan)

Sekiya Station (関屋駅, Sekiya-eki) is a train station in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Sekiya Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 79.2 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout edit

The gate, August 2016

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.^[1]

Platforms edit

1	■ Echigo Line	for Uchino and Yoshida
2	■ Echigo Line	for Niigata

History edit

The station opened on 15 November 1913. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1939 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area edit

Niigata Daiichi High School
National Route 460

References edit

^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^ 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.