Niigata Station


Niigata Station is a major railway station in Hanazono 1-chome, Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. The station is in the center of Niigata City, the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast in Honshu. It forms the central station for the railway infrastructure along the Sea of Japan coast, and is also the terminus of the Jōetsu Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo. Niigata station has the largest passenger figure on the west coast of Honshu.
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Lines

Niigata Station is served by the following lines.

Station layout

The station has five island platforms on the elevated floor. Five tracks on the north side, the platforms 1/2, 3/4 and the track 5 are serving for the conventional narrow gauge lines. The opposing side of the track 5 on the center platform is solely used for the passengers transferring between Shinkansen trains on track 11 and the conventional line super express services. The two more elevated island platforms are serving four shinkansen tracks. The elevated station building has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter and "View Plaza" travel agency.

History

Niigata Station opened on 3 May 1904. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 37,461 passengers daily. The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal yearDaily average
200036,894
200137,185
200237,407
200337,612
200436,300
200537,050
200636,769
200736,849
200837,012
200936,396
201036,269
201136,711
201137,446

Surrounding area

Bus terminals

Both the Bandai Entrance and the South Entrance have bus terminals., the following transit bus line are on service.

Bandaiguchi Bus Terminal

Minamiguchi Bus Terminal