| Opened | 1952 - 1956 | Shibata - Nuttari (now freight stn in Niigata) | Tracks | Double track | Niigata - Niizaki |
| 1958 | Ōgata - Niigata | Single track | Niizaki - Shibata |
| Mapion | Major stations | Connecting lines | Km | City | Prefecture | |
| Map | Map | Niigata | JR East: Jōetsu Shinkansen, JR East: Echigo, JR East: Shinetsu Hon (Shinonoi - Niigata) | 0.0 | Niigata-shi | Niigata |
| Map | Map | Ōgata | | 7.0 | Niigata-shi | |
| Map | Map | Niizaki | | 9.6 | Niigata-shi | |
| Map | Map | Toyosaka | | 15.0 | Niigata-shi | |
| Map | Map | Shibata | JR East: Uetsu Hon | 27.3 | Shibata-shi |
| Type | Name | Origin - Major stops - Destination | Trains per day | Fastest train | Average speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Express Tokkyū 特急 | Inaho いなほ | Niigata - Shibata - Uetsu line - Sakata - Akita | 3 | 3h37 | 75 km/h |
| Niigata - Shibata - Uetsu line - Sakata | 4 | 2h09 | 78 km/h | ||
| Rapid Kaisoku 快速 | Benibana べにばな | Niigata - Shibata - Uetsu line - Sakamachi - Yonezaka line - Yonezawa | 1 | 2h52 | 49 km/h |
| Niigata - Shibata - Uetsu line - Murakami | 2 | 54 min | 67 km/h | ||
| Local Futsū 普通 | Niigata - Shibata - Uetsu line - Murakami | 15 | 1h10 | 52 km/h | |
| Niigata - Shibata | 13 | 34 min | 48 km/h | ||
| Niigata - Toyosaka | 18 | 20 min | 45 km/h |