Elevation 351.9 m Passengers (FY2015) 2,905 daily Phone +81 50-2016-1600 | Operated by JR East Opened 1 November 1925 Platforms in use 1 | |
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Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=285 Address Japan, 〒949-6100 Niigata Prefecture, Minamiuonuma District, 南魚沼郡Yuzawa, 304−20, 湯沢 町 （2427 番地 主水の梟 Similar Echigoyuzawa Hot Spring, Naeba Ski Resort, Gala‑Yuzawa Station, Iwappara Ski Area, Muikamachi Station | ||
Echigo-Yuzawa Station (越後湯沢駅, 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 kilometers from Tokyo,
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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 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.
History
The station opened on 1 November 1925. 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 2015, the station was used by an average of 2,905 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).