Wakinoda Station
Wakinoda Station 脇野田駅 | |
|---|---|
 The station building in March 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 2 Yamato, Jōetsu, Niigata （新潟県上越市大和2丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | Shinetsu Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1921 |
| Closed | 2014 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2013 | 139 daily |
Wakinoda Station (脇野田駅, Wakinoda-eki) was a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It closed in 2014, replaced by the nearby Jōetsumyōkō Station.
Lines
Wakinoda Station was served by the Shinetsu Main Line. A new interchange station called Jōetsumyōkō Station was built close-by, and this replaced Wakinoda Station when the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened in March 2015.[1]
Station layout
The station had a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Niigata and Nagano |
| 2 | ■ Shinetsu Main Line | for Naoetsu, Nagaoka, and Niigata |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinetsu Main Line | ||||
| Rapid Myōkō: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Minami-Takada | Rapid Kubikino | Kita-Arai | ||
| Minami-Takada | Local | Kita-Arai | ||
History
Wakinoda Station opened on 15 August 1921.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
From 19 October 2014, the station building and platforms were closed, and the station functions moved to the nearby structure scheduled to become Jōetsumyōkō Station from 14 March 2015 when the Hokuriku Shinkansen opens for service.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 139 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 145[5] |
| 2005 | 135[6] |
| 2010 | 119[7] |
| 2011 | 122[8] |
| 2012 | 121[9] |
| 2013 | 139[4] |
References
- ^ 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 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 581. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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