Summary
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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 South side of Toyosaka Station, May 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Hakushin-cho, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-3325 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′11.05″N 139°12′56.3″E / 37.9197361°N 139.215639°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hakushin Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 15.0 km from Niigata | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 December 1952 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Kuzutsuka (until 1976) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2017 | 3,681 daily | |||||||||||||||
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  Toyosaka Station Location within JR Hakushin Line  Toyosaka Station Toyosaka Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
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 edit
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.
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Station interior, May 2019 -
Platform (May 2020) -
View from the south exit -
View from the north exit
Platforms edit
| 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 edit
The station opened on 23 December 1952 as Kuzutsuka Station (葛塚駅, Kuzutsuka-eki) , 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 edit
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,681 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 3,285[3] |
| 2005 | 3,157[4] |
| 2010 | 3,581[5] |
| 2013 | 3,761[6] |
Surrounding area edit
- Toyosaka Post Office
- Kita-ku Ward Office
- Fukushimagata Lagoon Park
See also edit
References edit
- ^ JR East station information page. Retrieved on 8 September 2014. (in Japanese)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- JR East station information page (in Japanese)