Saigata Station

Line(s)Platforms1 island + 1 side platformOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=720HistoryOpened13 May 1897; 127 years ago (1897-05-13)PassengersFY2017700 (daily) Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Naoetsu Terminus		Shin'etsu Main Line Rapid		Kakizaki towards Niigata
Kuroi towards Naoetsu		Shin'etsu Main Line Local		Dosokohama towards Niigata
Preceding station	Hokuhoku Express			Following station
Kuroi (limited service) towards Naoetsu		Hokuhoku Line Local[1]		Kubiki towards Echigo-Yuzawa

Location
Saigata Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Saigata Station Saigata Station (Hokuhoku Line) Show map of Hokuhoku Line Saigata Station Saigata Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Saigata Station (犀潟駅, Saigata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan.

Lines

Saigata Station is served by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Shinetsu Main Line and is 7.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station. It is also served by the Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line and is 59.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Muikamachi.

Station layout

The station has one island platform and one side platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki, Nagaoka, and Niigata
2	■ Hokuhoku Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa, Muikamachi, Tōkamachi, and Naoetsu
3	■ Shinetsu Main Line	for Naoetsu, Arai, Myōkō-Kōgen, Toyono, and Nagano

History

The station opened on 13 March 1897. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 700 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 8
• Ogata Post Office

References

External links

• JR East Saigata Station (in Japanese)
• Hokuetsu Express Saigata Station (in Japanese)