Echigo-Yuzawa Station

Echigo-Yuzawa Station (越後湯沢駅, 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 kilometers from Tokyo.

Echigo-Yuzawa Station

越後湯沢駅
Echigo-Yuzawa Station in May 2006
LocationYuzawa-Mondo, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101
Japan
Coordinates36.936103°N 138.809896°E / 36.936103; 138.809896
Elevation351.9 m[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Platforms4 island + 1 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=285
History
Opened1 November 1925
Passengers
FY20173,059 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Jōmō-Kōgen
toward Tokyo
 Jōetsu Shinkansen Urasa
toward Niigata
Jōetsu Shinkansen Gala-Yuzawa
(limited service)
Terminus
Iwappara-Skiing Ground
toward Takasaki
 Jōetsu Line Ishiuchi
toward Nagaoka
Preceding station Hokuhoku Express Following station
Terminus Hokuhoku Line
Chō-Rapid
 Muikamachi
(limited service)
toward Naoetsu
Hokuhoku Line
Rapid
Local
 Jōetsu International Skiing Ground
(limited service)
toward Naoetsu
Location
Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Echigo-Yuzawa Station is serviced by the following lines:

Station layout

The 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 Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Facilities at the station include souvenir shopping and eating facilities, as well as a sake-themed attraction complete with an indoor onsen bath.

Platforms
0 ■ 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

The 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

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,059 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]


Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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