Hakuba Station

Railway station in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
36°39′30″N 137°50′48″E / 36.6584°N 137.8468°E / 36.6584; 137.8468Elevation697 meters[1]Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Ōito LineDistance59.7 km from MatsumotoPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformTracks3Other informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )Station code13WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 November 1932; 91 years ago (1932-11-20)Previous namesShinano-Yotsuya Station (until 1968)PassengersFY2015321 daily Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Minami-Otari
9
Terminus
 Azusa Shinano-Ōmachi
23
towards Chiba or Tokyo
Shinano-Moriue
One-way operation
 Ōito Line
Rapid
 Kamishiro
15
Shinano-Moriue
12
towards Minami-Otari
 Ōito Line
Local
 Iimori
14
towards Matsumoto
Location
Hakuba Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Hakuba Station
Hakuba Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
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Hakuba Station is located in Japan
Hakuba Station
Hakuba Station
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View from the platform of Hakuba Station

Hakuba Station (白馬駅, Hakuba-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]

Lines

Hakuba Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 59.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[2]

Layout

Hakuba Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1-3 ■ Ōito Line for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto
for Minami-Otari

Bus Services

Highway buses

History

The station opened on 20 November 1932 as Shinano-Yotsuya Station (信濃四ツ谷駅). It was renamed Hakuba on 1 October 1968.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 321 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ JR東日本長野支社 白馬駅
  2. ^ a b c d Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9784784071647.
  3. ^ a b c d "Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. ^ 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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