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Echigo-Yuzawa Station (Japanese: 越後湯沢駅, Hepburn: Echigo-Yuzawa-eki) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), located in the resort town of Yuzawa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The station is located 199.2 kilometres (123.8 mi) from Tokyo.
Echigo-Yuzawa Station 越後湯沢駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Echigo-Yuzawa Station in May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shinjitai | 越後湯沢駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kyūjitai | 越後湯澤驛 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiragana | えちごゆざわえき | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Yuzawa-Mondo, Yuzawa Town, Minami-Uonuma District, Niigata Prefecture 949-6101 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°56′10″N 138°48′36″E / 36.936103°N 138.809896°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 351.9 m (1,155 ft)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 4 island platforms + 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated (Shinkansen) At grade (conventional lines) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Staffed (Reserved seat ticket vending machine installation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | 越後湯沢駅 駅情報 (Echigo-Yuzawa Station information) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY2017 | 3,059 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editEchigo-Yuzawa Station is serviced by the following lines:
Station layout
editThe station has two ground-level island platforms and one side platform for normal trains and two elevated island platforms for the Joetsu Shinkansen. The station building is located above the local platforms and underneath the Shinkansen platforms. The station has a Talking reserved seat ticket vending machine (話せる指定席券売機). Facilities at the station include souvenir shopping and eating facilities, as well as a sake-themed attraction complete with an indoor onsen bath.
Platforms
edit0 | ■ Hokuhoku Line | for Muikamachi, Tōkamachi and Naoetsu |
1 | ■ Jōetsu Line | (not normally used) |
2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka |
3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Echigo-Nakazato and Minakami |
4 | ■ Jōetsu Line | (not in use) |
11/12 | ■ Jōetsu Shinkansen | for Niigata and Gala-Yuzawa |
13/14 | ■ Jōetsu Shinkansen | for Tokyo |
History
editThe station opened on 1 November 1925.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The Joetsu Shinkansen opened on 15 November 1982. The Gala-Yuzawa Line to Gala-Yuzawa Station opened on 20 December 1990.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,059 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Bus routes
editSurrounding area
edit- Yuzawa Town Hall
- Yuzawa Post Office
National Route 17
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 168. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.
- ^ "Timetable|Hokuetsu Express Co., Ltd". hokuhoku-line.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
edit- JR East station information (in English)