Terao Station
# Terao Station

Terao Station (寺尾駅, Terao-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Terao Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 74.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

## Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building situated above the tracks.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |

## History

The station opened on 20 October 1914. 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 2088 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Niigata College of Technology
* Nishi-ku Ward Office
