Niitsu Station
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Niitsu Station
新津駅 |
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The station building in December 2011
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| Location | 1 Niitsu-honchō, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0864 Japan |
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| Platforms | 1 side + 2 island platforms |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 November 1897 |
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| Passengers (FY2015) | 4,250 daily |
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 Niitsu Station
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Niitsu Station (新津駅 Niitsu-eki?) is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Niitsu Station is served by the following three lines.
It is the terminus of the Uetsu Main Line and the Banetsu West Line. It is also served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 175.6 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kōriyama.
Niitsu Station has one side platform (1) and two island platforms (2/3, 4/5) connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The platforms are not assigned to any particular line or service, but are used in common by all three lines serving the station.
Niitsu Station opened on 20 November 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 4,250 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
The station forecourt in May 1989
Coordinates: 37°48′1″N 139°7′17″E / 37.80028°N 139.12139°E
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