Echigo-Yuzawa Station

Railway station in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Echigo-Yuzawa Station

越後湯沢駅
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
LocationYuzawa-Mondo, Yuzawa Town, Minami-Uonuma District, Niigata Prefecture 949-6101
Japan
Coordinates
Platforms4 island platforms + 1 side platform
Tracks9
Construction
Structure typeElevated (Shinkansen)
At grade (conventional lines)
Other information
StatusStaffed (Reserved seat ticket vending machine installation)
Website越後湯沢駅 駅情報 (Echigo-Yuzawa Station information)
History
Opened1 November 1925; 98 years ago (1925-11-01)
Passengers
FY20173,059 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Jōmō-Kōgen
towards Tokyo
 Jōetsu Shinkansen
Toki
 Urasa
towards Niigata
Jōetsu Shinkansen
Tanigawa
 Gala-Yuzawa
Terminus
Iwappara-Skiing Ground
towards Takasaki
 Jōetsu Line Ishiuchi
towards Nagaoka
Preceding station Hokuhoku Express Following station
Terminus Hokuhoku Line
Local[2]
 Shiozawa
(limited service)
towards Naoetsu
Location
Echigo-Yuzawa Station is located in Niigata Prefecture
Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Location within Niigata Prefecture
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Echigo-Yuzawa Station is located in Central Japan
Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Echigo-Yuzawa Station
Echigo-Yuzawa Station (Central Japan)
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Echigo-Yuzawa Station is located in Japan
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Echigo-Yuzawa Station
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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.

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 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

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).[3]

Bus routes

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Timetable｜Hokuetsu Express Co., Ltd". hokuhoku-line.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  3. ^ 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

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  • JR East station information (in English)