Toyosaka Station

Toyosaka Station 豊栄駅
South side of Toyosaka Station, May 2008
General information
Location	1 Hakushin-cho, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-3325 Japan
Coordinates	37°55′11.05″N 139°12′56.3″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hakushin Line
Distance	15.0 km from Niigata
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 December 1952
Previous names	Kuzutsuka (until 1976)
Passengers
FY2017	3,681 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Niigata Terminus Inaho Shibata towards Akita Hayadōri towards Niigata Hakushin Line Kuroyama towards Shibata
Location Toyosaka Station Location within JR Hakushin Line Show map of JR Hakushin Line Toyosaka Station Toyosaka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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, and is 15.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Niigata Station.

Station layout

View of station platforms with platform 3 on left, May 2008

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.

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  Station interior, May 2019
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  Platform (May 2020)
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  View from the south exit
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  View from the north exit

Platforms

1/2	■ Hakushin Line	for Shibata, Niigata
3	■ Hakushin Line	for Niigata

Platform 3 is predominantly used for local Hakushin Line services terminating at this station.

History

Former building (April 2004)

The station opened on 23 December 1952 as Kuzutsuka Station (葛塚駅, Kuzutsuka-eki) , 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,681 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Fiscal year	Daily average
2000	3,285[3]
2005	3,157[4]
2010	3,581[5]
2013	3,761[6]

Surrounding area

• Toyosaka Post Office
• Kita-ku Ward Office
• Fukushimagata Lagoon Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. JR East station information page. Retrieved on 8 September 2014. (in Japanese)
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

External links

• JR East station information page (in Japanese)