Echigo-Akatsuka Station

Echigo-Akatsuka Station (越後赤塚駅) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Echigo-Akatsuka Station is served by the 83.8 km Echigo Line, and is 64.9 km from starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki.

Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station is unattended. Suica farecard can be used at this station.

History
The station opened on 25 December 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

 * Niigata University of International and Information Studies
 * Sakata Lagoon