Shinseki Station (新関駅, Shinseki-eki) is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shinseki Station

新関駅
Shinseki Station, September 2004
General information
LocationOseki, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0827
Japan
Coordinates37°46′06″N 139°09′45″E / 37.7683°N 139.1624°E / 37.7683; 139.1624
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ban'etsu West Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=871
History
Opened15 April 1954
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Higashi-Niitsu
towards Niitsu
Ban'etsu West Line
Local
Kita-Gosen
towards Kōriyama
Location
Shinseki Station is located in Japan
Shinseki Station
Shinseki Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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Shinseki Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 170.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

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The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Ban'etsu West Line for Niitsu and Niigata
for Maoroshi, Tsugawa and Aizu-Wakamatsu
2  Ban'etsu West Line for Maoroshi, Tsugawa Aizu-Wakamatsu

History

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The station opened on 14 April 1954. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

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The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice fields with scattered residences.

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