Urasa Station

Urasa Station 浦佐駅
Urasa Station East Exit
General information
Location	719-2 Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Jōetsu Shinkansen ■ Jōetsu Line
Platforms	2 side + 2 island platforms
History
Opened	1923
Passengers
FY2015	1444
Location Urasa Station Location within Japan

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

Lines

Urasa Station is a station on the Jōetsu Shinkansen and the Jōetsu Line. It is located 123.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Jōetsu Line at Takasaki and 198.6 kilometers from Saitama.

Station layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Jōetsu Line	for Nagaoka, Niigata
2/3	■ Jōetsu Line	(siding)
4	■ Jōetsu Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa, Minakami

11	■ Jōetsu Shinkansen	for Nagaoka, Niigata
12	■ Jōetsu Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa, Tokyo

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Echigo-Yuzawa		Jōetsu Shinkansen		Nagaoka
Itsukamachi		Jōetsu Line		Yairo

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 1444 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• International University of Japan
• Japan National Route 17
• Urasa Ski Resort

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Urasa Station (Japanese)