Toyosaka Station
Toyosaka Station 豊栄駅 | |
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| South side of Toyosaka Station, May 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Niigata (See other stations in Niigata) |
| City | Niigata |
| Ward | Kita |
| Neighborhood etc. | 1 Hakushin-cho |
| Postal code | 950-3325 |
| (in Japanese) | 新潟県新潟市北区白新町1丁目 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1952 |
| Former name | Kuzutsuka Station |
| Present name since | 1976 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Hakushin Line |
| Statistics | 3,844 passengers/day (FY2013) |
Toyosaka Station (豊栄駅 Toyosaka-eki) is a railway station on the Hakushin Line in Kita-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
Toyosaka Station is served by the Hakushin Line between Niigata and Shibata.
Station layout
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The station consists of a side platform (1) and an island platform (2/3) serving three tracks, with the station situated above the tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1/2 | ■Hakushin Line | for Shibata and Niigata (bidirectional) |
| 3 | ■Hakushin Line | for Niigata |
Platform 3 is predominantly used for local Hakushin Line services terminating at this station.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakushin Line | ||||
| Niigata | Inaho | Shibata | ||
| Niigata | Rapid | Shibata | ||
| Hayadōri | Local | Kuroyama | ||
History
The station opened on 23 December 1952 as Kuzutsuka Station (葛塚駅), forming the terminus of Hakushin Line from Shibata. It was renamed Toyosaka Station on 1 April 1976. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
From 22 March 1997, some limited express Inaho services began stopping at Toyosaka. A new station building opened on 25 March 2006.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 3,844 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,285[3] |
| 2005 | 3,157[4] |
| 2010 | 3,581[5] |
| 2013 | 3,844[2] |
References
- ↑ JR East station information page. Retrieved on 8 September 2014. (Japanese)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
External links
- JR East station information page (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 37°55′11.05″N 139°12′56.3″E / 37.9197361°N 139.215639°E