Echigo-Akatsuka Station
# Echigo-Akatsuka Station

Echigo-Akatsuka Station (越後赤塚駅, Echigo-Akatsuka-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

Echigo-Akatsuka Station is served by the 83.8 km (52.1 mi) Echigo Line, and is 64.9 km (40.3 mi) from starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki.

## Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks. The station is unattended. Suica farecard can be used at this station.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional) |

## History

The station opened on 25 December 1914. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

## Surrounding area

* Niigata University of International and Information Studies
* Sakata Lagoon
