Urasa Station

Urasa Station (浦佐駅, Urasa-eki) is a railway station in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Urasa Station

浦佐駅
Urasa Station East Entrance in September 2004
Location719-2 Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
  • ■ Joetsu Shinkansen
  • ■ Joetsu Line
Platforms2 side + 2 island platforms
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=257
History
Opened1 September 1923
Passengers
FY20151,444 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Echigo-Yuzawa
toward Tokyo
 Jōetsu Shinkansen Nagaoka
toward Niigata
Itsukamachi
toward Takasaki
 Jōetsu Line Yairo
toward Nagaoka
Location
Urasa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Urasa Station is a station on the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed line and also the Joetsu Line. It is located 123.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Joetsu Line at Takasaki and 198.6 kilometers from Ōmiya.

Station layout

The station has a two island platforms serving the local Joetsu Line and two elevated opposed side platforms serving the Joetsu Shinkansen. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Joetsu Line for Nagaoka and Niigata
2/3 ■ Joetsu Line (not normally used)
4 ■ Joetsu Line for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami
11 ■ Joetsu Shinkansen for Nagaoka and Niigata
12 ■ Joetsu Shinkansen for Echigo-Yuzawa and Tokyo

History

Urasa Station opened on 1 September 1923. Shinkansen operations commenced from 15 November 1982. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,444 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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