Niigata Station


Niigata Station is a major railway station in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. The station is at the centre 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.

Lines

Niigata Station is served by the following lines.
The station has two side platforms and two island platforms at ground level serving a total of six tracks for conventional narrow gauge lines, of which only one island platform remains in use for trains originating from Niigata Station. This island platform is an extension of one of the side platforms and one island platform 3,4) serving conventional narrow gauge lines, and two more elevated island platforms serving four shinkansen tracks. The elevated station building has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter and "View Plaza" travel agency.

Platforms

(Elevated)

(Ground level)

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

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

Bandaiguchi Bus Terminal