Niitsu Station

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

Lines
Niitsu Station is served by the following three lines.

Uetsu Main Line

Banetsu West Line

Shinetsu Main Line

It is the terminus of the Uetsu Main Line and the Banetsu West Line. It is also served by the Shinetsu Main Line, and is located 175.6 kilometers from the starting point of that line at Kōriyama.

Station layout
Niitsu Station has one side platform (1) and two island platforms (2/3, 4/5) connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The platforms are not assigned to any particular line or service, but are used in common by all three lines serving the station.

History
Niitsu Station opened on 20 November 1897. 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 4,341 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Niitsu Railway Museum (新津鉄道資料館)
 * Japan Transport Engineering Company Niitsu Plant
 * Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences