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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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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).

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


37°47′16″N 139°08′38″E / 37.7878°N 139.1439°E / 37.7878; 139.1439