Niigata Station

This article is about the station in Niigata, Japan. For the railway station in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan, see Nigata Station.

Niigata Station 新潟駅
View of the station from the Bandai exit
Location
Prefecture	Niigata (See other stations in Niigata)
City	Niigata
Ward	Chūō
History
Year opened	1904
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Jōetsu Shinkansen Shin'etsu Main Line Hakushin Line Echigo Line

Niigata Station sign

Niigata Station (新潟駅, niigata-eki) is a train station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan. It opened on May 3, 1904.

The station is at the centre of Niigata city, the largest city on the Sea of Japan coast in Honshū. It is also the central station for the railway infrastructure along the Sea of Japan coast, and is also the terminus of the Jōetsu Shinkansen.

Station layout

Platforms

1	■Shin'etsu Line	Niitsu・Nagaoka・Tsugawa
	■Hakushin Line	Shibata・Murakami
	■Echigo Line	Yoshida・Kashiwazaki
2/3	■Shin'etsu Line	Niitsu・Nagaoka・Tsugawa
	■Hakushin Line	Shibata・Murakami
	■Echigo Line	Yoshida・Kashiwazaki
	■Rapid Moonlight Echigo	Shinjuku
	■Limited Express Hokuetsu	Kanazawa
	■Express Kitaguni	Osaka
4/5	■Shin'etsu Line	Niitsu・Nagaoka・Tsugawa
	■Hakushin Line	Shibata・Murakami
	■Echigo Line	Yoshida・Kashiwazaki
6/7	■Shin'etsu Line	Niitsu・Nagaoka・Tsugawa
	■Hakushin Line	Shibata・Murakami
	■Echigo Line	Yoshida・Kashiwazaki
	■Limited Express Inaho	Sakata・Akita・Aomori
	■Rapid Kirakira Uetsu	Sakata・Kisakata
	■Rapid Banetsu Monogatari	Aizu-Wakamatsu
11/12	■Jōetsu Shinkansen	Takasaki・Ōmiya・Tokyo
13/14	■Jōetsu Shinkansen	Takasaki・Ōmiya・Tokyo