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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).

Sekiya Station 関屋駅
South side of Sekiya Station, August 2016
General information
Location	2-2-1 Sekiya-Okawa-mae, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 951-814 Japan
Coordinates	37°54′21″N 139°00′54″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	79.2 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=907
History
Opened	15 November 1913
Passengers
FY2015	1,938 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Aoyama towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Hakusan towards Niigata
Location
Sekiya Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Sekiya Station Sekiya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.[1]

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).[2]

Surrounding area

• Niigata Daiichi High School
• National Route 460

References

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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