Echigo-Yuzawa Station

Location
	Echigo-Yuzawa Station Location within Japan

Echigo-Yuzawa Station

越後湯沢駅
Echigo-Yuzawa Station; 越後湯沢駅
	Echigo-Yuzawa Station in May 2006
General information
Location	Yuzawa-Mondo, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101; Japan
Elevation	351.9 m
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Shinkansen; ■ Jōetsu Line;
Platforms	4 island + 1 side platforms
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=285
History
Opened	1 November 1925
Passengers
FY2015	2,905 daily
Location
Location
	Echigo-Yuzawa Station Location within Japan

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,

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	Tokyo

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Joetsu Shinkansen
Jōmō-Kōgen	Toki	Urasa
Jōmō-Kōgen	Tanigawa	Terminus
Gala-Yuzawa Line
Jōmō-Kōgen (via the Joetsu Shinkansen)	Tanigawa	Gala-Yuzawa
Joetsu Line
Iwappara-Skiing Ground	Local	Ishiuchi

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 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,905 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Yuzawa Town Hall
Yuzawa Post Office
National Route 17

References

^ ^a ^b Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅増補改訂版 (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 168. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

JR East station information Template:Ja icon

36°56′10″N 138°48′36″E / 36.936103°N 138.809896°E / 36.936103; 138.809896

[niigata2015-1] Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅増補改訂版 (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 168. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[jreast2015stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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