Nishi-Shibata Station

Nishi-Shibata Station(Tây tân phát điền dịch,Nishi-Shibata-eki)is atrain stationin the city ofShibata,Niigata Prefecture,Japan,operated byEast Japan Railway Company(JR East).

Nishi-Shibata Station Tây tân phát điền dịch
Nishi-Shibata Station north exit, July 2004
General information
Location	Mikoshi, Shibata-shi, Niigata-ken 957-0073 Japan
Coordinates	37°56′29.2″N139°18′24.3″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■Hakushin Line
Distance	24.3 km fromNiigata
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1957
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Sasaki towardsNiigata Hakushin Line Shibata Terminus
Location Nishi-Shibata Station Location within JR Hakushin Line Nishi-Shibata Station Nishi-Shibata Station (Japan)

Lines

Nishi-Shibata Station is served by theHakushin Line,and is 24.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line atNiigata Station.

Layout

Platforms, May 2020

The station consists of two ground-level opposedside platformsconnected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■Hakushin Line	forShibataandNiigata(bidirectional)
2	■Hakushin Line	forShibataandNiigata(bidirectional)

History

The station opened on 11 February 1957. With the privatization ofJapanese National Railways(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The station was physically relocated 200 meters towards Shibata Station in October 2000.

Surrounding area

• AEON MALL SHIBATA (Shopping mall)
• National Route 460

View from the north exit, May 2020

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information(in Japanese)