Higashi-Niitsu Station

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

Lines
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
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
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

 * Niitsu-Takiya Post Office
 * Niitsu High School