Higashi-Niitsu Station

Higashi-Niitsu Station (東新津駅, Higashi-Niitsu-eki) is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higashi-Niitsu Station

東新津駅
Higashi-Niitsu Station, July 2004
General information
LocationTakiya-cho, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0854
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1298
History
Opened20 February 1952
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Niitsu
Terminus
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Shinseki
towards Kōriyama
Location
Higashi-Niitsu Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Niitsu Station
Higashi-Niitsu Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Higashi-Niitsu Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 172.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station building by consists only of a small waiting room. The station is unattended.

History

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The station opened on 20 February 1952. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The current station building dates from January 2001.

Surrounding area

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  • Niitsu-Takiya Post Office
  • Niitsu High School
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37°47′16″N 139°08′38″E / 37.7878°N 139.1439°E / 37.7878; 139.1439