Niigata Station

Niigata Station
Niigata Station
新潟駅
Niigata bandai 20041017.jpg
View of the station from the Bandai exit
Location
Prefecture Niigata
(See other stations in Niigata)
City Niigata
Ward Chūō
History
Year opened 1904
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Shinkansen
Shin'etsu Main Line
Hakushin Line
Echigo Line
Niigata Station sign

Niigata Station (新潟駅 niigata-eki?) is a train station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan. It opened on May 3, 1904.

The station is at the centre of Niigata city, the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast in Honshū. It is also the central station for the railway infrastructure along the Sea of Japan coast, and is also the terminus of the Jōetsu Shinkansen.

Station layout

Platforms
1 Shin'etsu Line NiitsuNagaoka・Tsugawa
Hakushin Line ShibataMurakami
Echigo Line Yoshida・Kashiwazaki
2/3 Shin'etsu Line NiitsuNagaoka・Tsugawa
Hakushin Line ShibataMurakami
Echigo Line Yoshida・Kashiwazaki
Rapid Moonlight Echigo Shinjuku
Limited Express Hokuetsu Kanazawa
Express Kitaguni Osaka
4/5 Shin'etsu Line NiitsuNagaoka・Tsugawa
Hakushin Line ShibataMurakami
Echigo Line Yoshida・Kashiwazaki
6/7 Shin'etsu Line NiitsuNagaoka・Tsugawa
Hakushin Line ShibataMurakami
Echigo Line Yoshida・Kashiwazaki
Limited Express Inaho SakataAkitaAomori
Rapid Kirakira Uetsu SakataKisakata
Rapid Banetsu Monogatari Aizu-Wakamatsu
11/12 Jōetsu Shinkansen TakasakiŌmiyaTokyo
13/14 Jōetsu Shinkansen TakasakiŌmiyaTokyo


Coordinates: 37°54′43″N 139°03′43″E / 37.91194°N 139.06194°E / 37.91194; 139.06194