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Saigata Station

Saigata Station
犀潟駅
Saigata 20040718.jpg
Saigata Station in July 2004
Location 600-1 Saigata, Ōgata-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=720
History
Opened 13 May 1897
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 704 (daily)
Location
Saigata Station is located in Japan
Saigata Station
Saigata Station
Location within Japan

Saigata Station (犀潟駅, Saigata-eki?) is a railway station in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan.

Saigata Station is served by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Shinetsu Main Line and is 7.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station. It is also served by the Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line and is 59.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Muikamachi.

The station has one island platform and one side platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

The station opened on 13 March 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 704 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Coordinates: 37°12′37″N 138°18′16″E / 37.2103°N 138.3045°E / 37.2103; 138.3045


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