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), West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It opened in March 2015.[1]

Jōetsumyōkō Station 上越妙高駅
The station exterior in March 2015
General information
Location	Yamato, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 943-0861 Japan
Coordinates	37.0813°N 138.2480°E / 37.0813; 138.2480
Operated by	JR East JR West Echigo Tokimeki Railway
Line(s)	Hokuriku Shinkansen ■ Myōkō Haneuma Line
Platforms	2 island platforms (Shinkansen) 1 island platform (Haneuma Line)
Tracks	6
Other information
Status	staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
History
Opened	14 March 2015 (2015-03-14)
Passengers
2,131 (FY2017, JR) 394 (FY2017, Echigo Tokimeki)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station through to JR West Hokuriku Shinkansen Hakutaka Iiyama towards Tokyo Preceding station JR West Following station Itoigawa towards Kanazawa Hokuriku Shinkansen Hakutaka through to JR East Preceding station Echigo TOKImeki Following station Arai One-way operation Shirayuki Takada toward Naoetsu Kita-Arai toward Myōkō-Kōgen Myōkō Haneuma Line Minami-Takada toward Naoetsu
Location
Jōetsumyōkō Station Location within Myoko Haneuma Line Show map of Myoko Haneuma Line Jōetsumyōkō Station Jōetsumyōkō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

Platforms

• 
  The ticket barriers leading to the Shinkansen platforms
• 
  The ticket barriers leading to the Haneuma Line platform
• 
  The Haneuma Line platform in January 2015
• 
  View from the observation deck

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]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the Myōkō Hanauma Line portion of the station was used by an average of 934 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[7] In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2,131 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[8]

Surrounding area

The station is located on the southern side of the Takada district of Jōetsu city, about 1.5 km from the border with Myōkō. The area was largely rice paddies with some houses, shops and factories along nearby Japan National Route 18; however, with the opening of the Shinkansen line, the area is rapidly urbanising.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jōetsumyōkō Station.

• JR East station information (in Japanese)
• Echigo Tokimeki Railway Station information (in Japanese)
• Timetable for Joetsumyoko Station (in Japanese)