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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.

Lines

Echigo-Yuzawa Station is serviced by the following lines:

Station layout

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 Talking reserved seat ticket vending machine (話せる指定席券売機). Facilities at the station include souvenir shopping and eating facilities, as well as a sake-themed attraction complete with an indoor onsen bath.

Platforms

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

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,059 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Bus routes

Echigo Kotsu
- For Mori-Miyanohara Station

Surrounding area

Yuzawa Town Hall
Yuzawa Post Office
National Route 17

References

^ ^a ^b Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 168. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.
^ "Timetable｜Hokuetsu Express Co., Ltd". hokuhoku-line.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links

JR East station information (in English)

[niigata2015-1] Japan Railfan Club Niigata Branch, ed. (30 June 2015). 新潟県鉄道全駅増補改訂版 [The databook of all railroad stations in Niigata (Revised edition)] (in Japanese). Japan: Niigata Nippo Jigyousha Corp. p. 168. ISBN 978-4-86132-606-6.

[2] "Timetable｜Hokuetsu Express Co., Ltd". hokuhoku-line.jp. Retrieved 2023-11-22.

[jreast2017stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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