Niigata Station

Niigata Station 新潟駅
View of the station from the Bandai exit in June 2015
General information
Location	1 Hanazono, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi Niigata-ken 950-0086 Japan
Coordinates	37°54′43.3″N 139°3′42.8″E / 37.912028°N 139.061889°E / 37.912028; 139.061889
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōetsu Shinkansen      Shin'etsu Main Line      Hakushin Line      Echigo Line
Platforms	2 side + 4 island platforms
Tracks	4 Shinkansen 5 Conventional lines
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 May 1904; 120 years ago (1904-05-03)
Passengers
FY2017	37,461 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Tsubame-Sanjō towards Tokyo Jōetsu Shinkansen Toki Terminus Niitsu towards Naoetsu Shirayuki Kameda towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid Echigo-Ishiyama towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Terminus Inaho Toyosaka towards Akita Hakushin Line Higashi-Niigata towards Shibata Hakusan towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Terminus
Location Niigata Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Niigata Station Niigata Station (JR Hakushin Line) Show map of JR Hakushin Line Niigata Station Niigata Station (JR Echigo Line) Show map of JR Echigo Line Niigata Station Niigata Station (BRT Bandai-bashi Line) Show map of BRT Bandai-bashi Line Niigata Station Niigata Station (Niigata Prefecture) Show map of Niigata Prefecture Niigata Station Niigata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Niigata Station (新潟駅, Niigata-eki) is a major railway station in 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.