Niitsu Station

Niitsu Station 新津駅
The station building in December 2011
Location	1 Niitsu-honchō, Akiha-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken　956-0864 Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line ■ Banetsu West Line ■ Shinetsu Main Line
History
Opened	20 November 1897
Location
Niitsu Station Location within Japan

A 115 series EMU at Niitsu Station, January 2008

Niitsu Station (新津駅 Niitsu-eki) is a railway station in Akiha-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Niitsu Station is served by the following lines.

• ■ Uetsu Main Line
• ■ Banetsu West Line
• ■ Shinetsu Main Line

History

Niitsu Station opened on 20 November 1897.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

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  The station forecourt in May 1989

Surrounding area

• Niitsu Railway Museum (新津鉄道資料館)^[2]
• Japan Transport Engineering Company Niitsu Plant
• Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR East Niitsu Station information" (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
2. "新潟れいるウォッ！チング" [Niigata Rail Watching]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40 no. 330 (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun). October 2011. p. 29.

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 37°48′1″N 139°7′17″E / 37.80028°N 139.12139°E