Hakusan Station (白山駅, Hakusan-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Hakusan Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 80.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.[1] Suica farecards can be used at this station.[2]

Platforms

1/2 ■ Echigo Line for Niigata
3/4 ■ Echigo Line for Uchino and Yoshida
  • The south entrance in September 2013
    The south entrance in September 2013
  • The ticket barriers in February 2015
    The ticket barriers in February 2015
  • Bus stops on the north side in September 2015
    Bus stops on the north side in September 2015

History

The station opened on 15 December 1951.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5360 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 6,004[4]
2005 5,267[5]
2010 5,363[6]
2011 5,147[7]
2015 5,437[8]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c 各駅情報（白山駅） [Station Information: Hakusan] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  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.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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