title: Terao Station
text: # Terao Station
  
  Terao Station (寺尾駅, Terao-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Nishi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Terao Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 74.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks, with an elevated station building situated above the tracks.
  
  The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Suica farecard can be used at this station.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |
  
  ## History
  
  The station opened on 20 October 1914. 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 2088 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Niigata College of Technology
  * Nishi-ku Ward Office
  