is a major railway station in Hanazono 1-chome, Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is in the center 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. Niigata station has the largest passenger figure on the west coast of Honshu.
Lines Niigata Station is served by the following lines. Joetsu Shinkansen Shin'etsu Main Line Hakushin Line Echigo Line
Station layout The station has five island platforms on the elevated floor. Five tracks on the north side, the platforms 1/2, 3/4 and the track 5 are serving for the conventional narrow gauge lines. The opposing side of the track 5 on the center platform is solely used for the passengers transferring between Shinkansen trains on track 11 and the conventional line super express services. The two more elevated island platforms are serving four shinkansen tracks (11 to 14). The elevated station building has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter and "View Plaza" travel agency.
Platforms
History Niigata Station opened on 3 May 1904. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) 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 (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year Daily average 2000 36,894 2001 37,185 2002 37,407 2003 37,612 2004 36,300 2005 37,050 2006 36,769 2007 36,849 2008 37,012 2009 36,396 2010 36,269 2011 36,711 2011 37,446
Surrounding area CoCoLo Niigata, shopping center in the station Sake Museum Ponshu-kan
Bandai Bridge
Bus terminals Both the Bandai Entrance and the South Entrance have bus terminals. , the following transit bus line are on service.
Bandaiguchi Bus Terminal Niigata City Loop Bus Transit bus operated by Niigata Kotsu BRT "Bandai-bashi Line" : Niigata Sta.—Bandai Bridge—Furumachi—City office—Hakusan Station—Aoyama C* : for Central Niigata S* : for South Niigata W* : for West Niigata E* : for East Niigata "Sado-Kisen Line" : Niigata Sta.—Toki Messe—Sado Kisen Ferry Terminal
Minamiguchi Bus Terminal Transit bus operated by Niigata Kotsu Limousine bus for Niigata Airport C* / S* / W* / E* S7 : for Big Swan Stadium, Niigata Prefectural Baseball Stadium
References
External links
JR East station information