Niigata-Daigaku-mae station

Niigata-Daigaku-mae station
Entrance stairs to Niigata-Daigaku-mae station
Data
Design	Through station
Platform tracks	1
abbreviation	シ ン ( SHI-N )
opening	April 8, 1984
location
City / municipality	Niigata
prefecture	Niigata
Country	Japan
Coordinates	37 ° 52 '9 "  N , 138 ° 57' 17"  E Coordinates: 37 ° 52 '9 "  N , 138 ° 57' 17"  E
Railway lines
JR East : Echigo Line
List of train stations in Japan

The station Niigata Daigaku-mae ( Jap. 新潟大学前駅 , dt. "Station before the Niigata University ") is a single-track maintenance of Echigo Line of JR East in the district of Nishi in Niigata ( Niigata Prefecture ).

history

The station was built in 1984, almost 20 years after Niigata University's Ikarashi campus opened , when the Echigo line was fully electrified. Although the station bears the name of Niigata University, it is about a kilometer from the campus.

Construction

The station is on a single track section of the Echigo line. As a result, there is only one platform south of the route. The route runs on a railway embankment, so that access to the platform is via two flights of stairs to the west and east and is therefore not barrier-free. Access to the north, where Niigata University is also located, is via a pedestrian tunnel.

The platform is partially covered and has a lounge with a switch for the conductors, some vending machines and a public toilet. Access to the platform is via three automatic access barriers. There are two ticket machines.

Platforms

1
	■ Echigo line	Hakusan • Niigata
	■ Echigo line	Yoshida • Kashiwazaki

Lines

←	Lines			→
Terao		JR East Echigo Line		Hakusan

Surroundings

The station is located in a loosely developed area that is characterized by single-family houses. There is a small parking lot south of the train station and a bicycle parking lot to the north. Bus lines (including to Niigata University campus) are within walking distance, but they do not go directly to the train station.