Toyosaka Station
# Toyosaka Station

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).

## 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

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.

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

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).

| Fiscal year | Daily average |
| - | - |
| 2000 | 3,285 |
| 2005 | 3,157 |
| 2010 | 3,581 |
| 2013 | 3,761 |

## Surrounding area

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