Higashi-Niitsu Station

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

Higashi-Niitsu Station 東新津駅
Higashi-Niitsu Station, July 2004
General information
Location	Takiya-cho, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0854 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1298
History
Opened	20 February 1952
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Niitsu Terminus Ban'etsu West Line Local Shinseki towards Kōriyama
Location Higashi-Niitsu Station Location within Japan

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

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)