Platform 1, which is located on the Oteguchi side, was used in the past by some limited express and express trains running between this station and Niigata Station, but due to the decrease in the number of limited express trains and the renovation of the station building that narrowed the stair space, no regular passenger trains use this platform at present, other than passing freight trains bound for Niitsu Station or passing overnight trains, so its current position is something akin to an ad-hoc platform.
大手口側にある単式ホームの1番線は以前、新潟方面の特急・急行列車の一部が発着していたが、特急列車の本数の減少や、駅舎内の再開発が進み1番線への階段部分を狭くするなどした煽りを受け、現在は定期の旅客列車の発着はなく、専ら新津方面へ向かう貨物列車や寝台列車などの通過に使用されており、臨時ホーム的な位置付けにある。