Shibata Station (Niigata)

{{short description|Railway station in Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Shibata Station

| style = JR East

| native_name = 新発田駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = ShibataSta 201709.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Shibata Station in September 2017

| other_name =

| address = 1 Suwa-cho, Shibata-shi, Niigata-ken 957-0055

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|37|56|38.4|N|139|20|5.3|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP-15|display=inline, title}}

| operator = 20px JR East

| line = {{Plainlist|

{{colorbull|skyblue}} Uetsu Main Line
{{colorbull|hotpink}} Hakushin Line

}}

| distance = 26.0 km from {{STN|Niitsu|x}}

| platforms = 1 side + 1 island platform

| tracks = 3

| connections =

| structure =

| code =

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)

| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=803}}

| opened = 2 September 1912

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 3,595 daily

| pass_year = FY2017

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East

|line1=Inaho|left1=Toyosaka|right1=Nakajō

|line2=Uetsu Main|left2=Nakaura|right2=Kaji

|line3=Hakushin|left3=Nishi-Shibata}}

| map_type = JR Hakushin Line#Japan

}}

{{nihongo|Shibata Station|新発田駅|Shibata-eki}} is a railway station in the city of Shibata, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=803 JR East station information]. Retrieved on 3 October 2008. {{in lang|ja}}

Lines

Shibata Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is 26.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station. It is also served by the Hakushin Line and is 27.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niigata Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

File:Shibata gate.jpg|Gate (August 2016)

Platforms

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|name=Uetsu Main Line|col=SkyBlue|dir=for {{STN|Nakajō|x}}, {{STN|Sakata|x|Yamagata}}, and {{STN|Akita|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx=Hakushin Line|col=hotpink|dir=for Toyosaka and Niigata}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3|nidx=Uetsu Main Line|col=SkyBlue|dir=for {{STN|Suibara|x}} and {{STN|Niitsu|x}}}}

History

The station opened on 2 September 1912. 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,595 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_04.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)|year= 2018|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 11 September 2018}}