is a railway station operated by

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(JR East), located in the

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of Yuzawa in

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, Japan. The station is located from .

Lines

Echigo-Yuzawa Station is serviced by the following lines: *

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** Joetsu Shinkansen ** Joetsu Line *

Hokuetsu Express The is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture that runs from Muikamachi in Minamiuonuma City to Saigata in Jōetsu City. It is the sole railway line operated by . Construction of the line first began in 1968 by the Japanese National ...

Hokuhoku Line The is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture that runs from Muikamachi in Minamiuonuma City to Saigata in Jōetsu City. It is the sole railway line operated by . Construction of the line first began in 1968 by the Japanese National ...

Station layout

The station has two ground-level

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s and one

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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 ''

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'' staffed ticket office. Facilities at the station include souvenir shopping and eating facilities, as well as a

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-themed attraction complete with an indoor ''onsen'' bath.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 1 November 1925. With the privatization of

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(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 The is the unofficial name for a railway branch line in Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The standard gauge line is a short (1.8 km) branch line that extends from Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the Jōet ...

Gala-Yuzawa Station is a seasonal railway station on the Gala-Yuzawa Line in the town of Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines The station is served by the Gala-Yuzawa Line from Echigo-Yuzawa Station, and forms the only ...

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).

Bus routes

Echigo Kotsu is a public transportation company which operates local and long-distance buses in Niigata prefecture, Japan. Bus lines Regular buses , Echigo Kotsu and its subsidiary (Minami Echigo Kanko Bus) operate regular buses mainly in the cities of N ...

**For Mori-Miyanohara Station

Surrounding area

*Yuzawa Town Hall *Yuzawa Post Office *

References

External links

JR East station information
{{Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1925 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Jōetsu Line Jōetsu Shinkansen Yuzawa, Niigata