This article is about the station in Niigata, Japan. For the railway station in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan, see Nigata Station.
Niigata Station
Native name新潟駅
StyleJR East
Address1 Hanazono, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi
BoroughNiigata-ken 950-0086
CountryJapan
Coordinates37°54′43.3″N 139°3′42.8″E
Platforms2 side + 4 island platforms
Tracks4 Shinkansen
5 Conventional lines
ConnectionsBus terminal
StructureElevated
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
WebsiteOfficial website
Opened3 May 1904 (age 122)
Passengers37,461 daily
Pass yearFY2017

Niigata Station (新潟駅, Niigata-eki) is a major railway station in Hanazono 1-chome, Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1] The station is in the center of Niigata City, the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast in Honshu. It forms the central station for the railway infrastructure along the Sea of Japan coast, and is also the terminus of the Jōetsu Shinkansen high-speed line from Tokyo. Niigata station has the largest passenger figure on the west coast of Honshu.

Lines

Niigata Station is served by the following lines.

Station layout

The station has five island platforms on the elevated floor. Five tracks on the north side, the platforms 1/2, 3/4 and the track 5 are serving for the conventional narrow gauge lines. The opposing side of the track 5 on the center platform is solely used for the passengers transferring between Shinkansen trains on track 11 and the conventional line super express services. The two more elevated island platforms are serving four shinkansen tracks (11 to 14). The elevated station building has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter and "View Plaza" travel agency.[1]

History

Niigata Station opened on 3 May 1904.[1] 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 37,461 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
200036,894[3]
200137,185[4]
200237,407[5]
200337,612[6]
200436,300[7]
200537,050[8]
200636,769[9]
200736,849[10]
200837,012[11]
200936,396[12]
201036,269[13]
201136,711[14]
201137,446[15]

Surrounding area

  • CoCoLo Niigata, shopping center in the station
  • Sake Museum Ponshu-kan
  • Bandai Bridge

Bus terminals

Both the Bandai Entrance and the South Entrance have bus terminals.[16][17] As of February 2017, the following transit bus line are on service.

Bandaiguchi Bus Terminal

Minamiguchi Bus Terminal

References

  1. ^ "ja:各駅情報（新潟駅）" [Station Information: Niigata Station] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. ^ "ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度)" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2001年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2001)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  5. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2002年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2002)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  6. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2003年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2003)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  7. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2004年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2004)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  8. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  9. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2006年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2006)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  10. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2007年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  11. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2008年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2008)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  12. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2009年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2009)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  13. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  14. ^ "ja:各駅の乗車人員 （2011年度）" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  15. ^ "ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度)" [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  16. ^ "ja:新潟駅前周辺バスのりば" [Bus stop map around Bandai Entrance] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  17. ^ "ja:新潟駅南口バスのりば" [Bus stop map around South Entrance] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Niigata City Loop Bus Map (2016.3- )". Niigata City. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  19. ^ "Niigata City Loop Bus Timetables (2016.3- )". Niigata City. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  20. ^ "ja:運行便別時刻表" [Bus Lines and Timetables (2016.11- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  21. ^ "ja:路線図（中心部）" [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.11- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  22. ^ "ja:路線図（南方面）" [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.11- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  23. ^ "ja:路線図（西方面）" [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.11- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  24. ^ "ja:路線図（東方面）" [Bus Map for East Niigata (2016.11- )] (in Japanese). Niigata Kotsu. Retrieved 3 February 2017.