page_title: Minami-ku, Niigata
section_title: Railways
hierarchical_section_title: Minami-ku, Niigata / Transportation / Railways
caption_attribution_description: English: Shirone Station of Niigata Kotsu Railway, which was abolished on 5 April 1999. When this photograph was taken, the Shirone Giant Kite Battle have been taking place. A kite falls on a train, and the train stopped. 日本語: 1999年4月5日に廃止された新潟交通白根駅。この写真が撮影された際に白根大凧合戦が開催されており、凧が列車の上に落ちて列車が止まった。
context_page_description: Minami-ku is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. As of 1 September 2018, the ward had an estimated population of 44,522 in 15,980 households and a population density of 440 persons per km². The total area of the ward was 100.91 square kilometres.
context_section_description: Minami-ku is not served by any passenger rail service. A railway line operated by Niigata Kotsu ceased operations in 1999.
  Higashi-Sekiya—Shirone—Tsukigata: closed in 1999
  Tsukigata—Tsubame: closed in 1993
caption: Shirone Station, June 1997
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