| Higashi-Niigata Station | |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 東新潟駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | Nakajima-Urazawa, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0824 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Hakushin Line |
| Elevation: | 1.3 m |
| Distance: | 22.3 km from |
| Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Status: | Staffed |
| Opened: | 2 October 1978 |
| Passengers: | 1769 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2018 |
| Map Type: | JR Hakushin Line#Japan |
is a railway station on the Hakushin Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Japan.
Higashi-Niigata Station is served by the Hakushin Line, and lies 22.3 km from the starting point of the line at and 5.0 kilometers from Niigata Station.[1]
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms serving two tracks, connected by a footbridge, with the station building located on the south side. The station is located next to Niigata Freight Terminal.[1]
The station opened on 2 October 1978.[2] Prior to this, a single 100 m long temporary platform was provided on what is now the up line from 1 February 1958 to serve the adjoining marshalling yard which opened on 1 October 1957.[1] In September 1978, the line was double-tracked, and a new platform and station building was constructed on the down line a distance of 200 m to the north of the up line platform, earning the station the nickname "the most inconvenient station in Japan".[1] The station was subsequently remodelled, with the down platform and station building moved to the present-day location on the south side of the freight yard.[1]
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2] Elevators from the platform level to the overpass were installed on February 18, 2017.[3]
In fiscal year 2018, the station was used by an average of 1769 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] This was a 1.67% reduction compared to the levels during fiscal year 2017 of 1799 passengers daily.[5]
The station is located in a semi-rural residential area. JR Freight's Niigata Freight Terminal is located next to the station. JR East's Niigata Shinkansen Depot lies on the north side of the freight terminal.