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
General information
Location	Makikō, Nishikan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 953-0041 Japan
Coordinates	37.7569°N 138.8894°E / 37.7569; 138.8894
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Echigo Line
Distance	57.8 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 August 1912
Passengers
FY2017	2,394 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Iwamuro towards Kashiwazaki Echigo Line Echigo-Sone towards Niigata
Location Maki Station Location within JR Echigo Line Show map of JR Echigo Line Maki Station Maki Station (Japan) Show map of 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

• National Route 460
• Nisihkan-ku Ward Office
• Maki General High School
• Maki High School

• 
  Bus stops in front of Maki Station, March 2020
• 
  Maki Taiguruma Shopping Street

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan