Shinseki Station

Shinseki Station (新関駅, Shinseki-eki) is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Shinseki Station 新関駅
Shinseki Station, September 2004
General information
Location	Oseki, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 956-0827 Japan
Coordinates	37.7683°N 139.1624°E / 37.7683; 139.1624
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ban'etsu West Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=871
History
Opened	15 April 1954
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Higashi-Niitsu towards Niitsu Ban'etsu West Line Local Kita-Gosen towards Kōriyama
Location Shinseki Station Location within Japan

Lines

Shinseki Station is served by the Ban'etsu West Line, and is 170.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōriyama.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Niitsu and Niigata for Maoroshi, Tsugawa and Aizu-Wakamatsu
2	■ Ban'etsu West Line	for Maoroshi, Tsugawa Aizu-Wakamatsu

History

The station opened on 14 April 1954. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice fields with scattered residences.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)