Toyosaka Station

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Toyosaka Station 豊栄駅
South side of Toyosaka Station, May 2008
Location
Prefecture	Niigata (See other stations in Niigata)
City	Niigata
Ward	Kita
History
Year opened	1952
Former name	Kuzutsuka Station
Year renamed to the present name	1976
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Hakushin Line

Toyosaka Station (豊栄駅, Toyosaka-eki^?) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) located in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

1 Line
2 Layout
3 History
4 Adjacent stations
5 External links

[edit] Line

Hakushin Line

[edit] 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. Platform 3 is predominantly used for local Hakushin Line services terminating at this station.

1	■Hakushin Line	for Shibata and Niigata (bidirectional)
2	■Hakushin Line	for Shibata and Niigata (bidirectional)
3	■Hakushin Line	for Niigata

[edit] History

1952-12-23: Station opens as Kuzutsuka Station (葛塚駅), forming terminus of Hakushin Line from Shibata Station.
1976-04-01: Station is renamed Toyosaka Station.
1997-03-22: Station is served by some limited express Inaho services.
2006-03-25: New station building opens.