Sekiya Station (Niigata)
# Sekiya Station (Niigata)

Sekiya Station (関屋駅, Sekiya-eki) is a train station in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Sekiya Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 79.2 kilometers from terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki.

## Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with the station 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 Uchino and Yoshida |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |

## History

The station opened on 15 November 1913. 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 1939 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Niigata Daiichi High School
* National Route 460
