Sekiya Station (Niigata)
Sekiya Station (関屋駅, Sekiya-eki) is a train station in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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The gate, August 2016
Lines
Sekiya Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 79.2 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.
Station layout
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The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with the station situated above the tracks.
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.
Platforms
1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Uchino and Yoshida |
2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata
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History
The station opened on 15 November 1913. 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 1939 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Niigata Daiichi High School
National Route 460
References
- ^ Suica>利用可能エリア>新潟エリア>拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)