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Saigata Station 犀潟駅
Saigata Station in July 2004
General information
Location	600-1 Saigata, Ōgata-ku, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3116
Coordinates	37°12′37″N 138°18′16″E / 37.2103°N 138.3045°E / 37.2103; 138.3045
Operated by	JR East Hokuetsu Express
Line(s)	■ Shinetsu Main Line ■ Hokuhoku Line
Platforms	1 island + 1 side platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=720
History
Opened	13 May 1897; 127 years ago (1897-05-13)
Passengers
FY2017	700 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station NaoetsuTerminus Shin'etsu Main LineRapid Kakizakitowards Niigata Kuroitowards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main LineLocal Dosokohamatowards Niigata Preceding station Hokuhoku Express Following station Kuroi(limited service)towards Naoetsu Hokuhoku LineLocal Kubikitowards Echigo-Yuzawa
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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

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).

Surrounding area

• National Route 8
• Ogata Post Office

References

1. "Timetable｜Hokuetsu Express Co., Ltd". hokuhoku-line.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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.

External links

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

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• Stations of East Japan Railway Company
• Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897
• Stations of Hokuetsu Express
• Shin'etsu Main Line
• Jōetsu, Niigata