Higashi-Niigata Station
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Higashi-Niigata Station 東新潟駅 | |||||||||||
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 Higashi-Niigata Station entrance in October 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nakajima-Urazawa, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0824 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°54′31.3″N 139°6′31.7″E / 37.908694°N 139.108806°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 1.3 m[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hakushin Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 22.3 km from Shibata | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 October 1978 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 1769 daily | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Niigata Station (東新潟, Higashi-Niigata-eki) is a railway station on the Hakushin Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Japan.
Lines
[edit]Higashi-Niigata Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and lies 22.3 km from the starting point of the line at Shibata and 5.0 kilometers from Niigata Station.[1]
Station layout
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The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge, with the station building located on the south side. The station is located next to Niigata Freight Terminal.[1]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Niigata |
| 2 | ■ Hakushin Line | for Toyosaka and Shibata |
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The ticket barriers leading to the platforms in June 2017 -
The platforms in June 2017, looking west (toward Niigata) -
The footbridge and passenger lifts in June 2017
History
[edit]The station opened on 2 October 1978.[2] Prior to this, a single 100 m long temporary platform was provided on what is now the up line from 1 February 1958 to serve the adjoining marshalling yard which opened on 1 October 1957.[1] In September 1978, the line was double-tracked, and a new platform and station building was constructed on the down line a distance of 200 m to the north of the up line platform, earning the station the nickname "the most inconvenient station in Japan".[1] The station was subsequently remodelled, with the down platform and station building moved to the present-day location on the south side of the freight yard.[1]
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2] Elevators from the platform level to the overpass were installed on February 18, 2017.[3]
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Higashi-Niigata Station entrance in August 2004 -
The platforms and footbridge in 2008 before the addition of passenger lifts
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Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal year 2018, the station was used by an average of 1769 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] This was a 1.67% reduction compared to the levels during fiscal year 2017 of 1799 passengers daily.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]The station is located in a semi-rural residential area. JR Freight's Niigata Freight Terminal is located next to the station. JR East's Niigata Shinkansen Depot lies on the north side of the freight terminal.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 217. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 567. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "１０年目の朗報 東新潟駅にエレベーター設置 駅周辺の班と「会」が要求". www.zenseiren.net. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ "各駅の乗車人員 2018年度 ベスト100以外（5）：JR東日本". www.jreast.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)