Maki Station (Niigata)

Maki Station (巻駅, Maki-eki) is a railway station in Nishikan-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Maki Station

巻駅
The west side of Maki Station in March 2020
LocationMakikō, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 953-0041
Japan
Coordinates37.7569°N 138.8894°E / 37.7569; 138.8894
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Echigo Line
Distance57.8 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 August 1912
Passengers
FY20172,394 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Iwamuro Echigo Line Echigo-Sone
toward Niigata
Location
Maki Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Maki Station
Maki Station (Japan)

Lines

Maki Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 57.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Layout

the gate, February 2015

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks.

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.[1]

Platforms

1  Echigo Line for Yoshida and Niigata (bidirectional)
2  Echigo Line for Yoshida

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2394 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. Suica>利用可能エリア>新潟エリア>拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.


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