Jōetsumyōkō Station
Jōetsumyōkō 上越妙高 | |
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 The station exterior in March 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Yamato, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 943-0861 Japan |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| History | |
| Opened | 14 March 2015 |
Jōetsumyōkō Station (上越妙高駅, Jōetsumyōkō-eki) is an interchange railway station in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It opened in March 2015.[1]
Lines
Jōetsumyōkō Station is served by the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line and the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen, which opened for service on 14 March 2015.[2] It replaced Wakinoda Station on the Shinetsu Main Line, located approximately 120 m away.[1] The journey from Tokyo via the Hokuriku Shinkansen takes 1 hour 48 minutes.[3] Only Hakutaka semi-fast Tokyo-to-Kanazawa services stop at Jōetsumyōkō on the Hokuriku Shinkansen.[4]
Station layout
The new station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, with a ground-level island platform serving two tracks for the Myōkō Haneuma Line.[2][5] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and also a "View Plaza" travel agent.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
| Kagayaki: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Iiyama | Hakutaka | Itoigawa | ||
| Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line | ||||
| Niigata | Shirayuki | Niigata | ||
| Minami-Takada | Local | Kita-Arai | ||
History
Initially provisionally named Jōetsu Station (上越駅), the name Jōetsumyōkō Station was formally announced in June 2013.[6] Construction was completed in October 2014.[1] It opened on 14 March 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Tokunaga, Yasushi (December 2013). 上越妙高駅に生まれ変わる脇野田駅. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 53 (632). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.: 26–27.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Osano, Kagetoshi (March 2015). 北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). 44 (371). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun: 28–33.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 北陸新幹線の概要 (in Japanese). Japan: Joetsu City. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ JR Timetable, February 2015
- ^ 上越市新幹線駅周辺地区まちなみ形成構想 (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Joetsu City. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 北陸新幹線の新駅（仮称：上越駅）の駅名について (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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External links
- JR East station information Template:Ja icon
- Echigo Tokimeki Railway station information Template:Ja icon
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