Echigo-Yuzawa Station (Japanese: 越後湯沢駅, Hepburn: 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 kilometres (123.8 mi) from Tokyo.
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Echigo-Yuzawa Station 越後湯沢駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Echigo-Yuzawa Station in May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Yuzawa-Mondo, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36.936103°N 138.809896°E / 36.936103; 138.809896 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 351.9 metres (1,155 ft)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 4 island + 1 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | 越後湯沢駅 駅情報 (Echigo-Yuzawa Station information) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1 November 1925; 96 years ago (1925-11-01) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2017 | 3,059 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Echigo-Yuzawa Station Location within Japan |
Echigo-Yuzawa Station is serviced by the following lines:
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.
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 | for Tokyo |
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.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,059 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Stations of the Jōetsu Shinkansen | |
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Stations of the Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line | |
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