is a railway station on the
Echigo Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which correspond ...
in
Chūō-ku, Niigata
is one of the eight wards of Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It comprises much of the city centre. , the ward had an estimated population of 183,231 in 87,162 households and a population density of 4,900 pe ...
, Japan, operated by
East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...
(JR East).
Lines
Hakusan Station is served by the
Echigo Line
The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which correspond ...
, and is 80.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at
Kashiwazaki Station
is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company.
Lines
Kashiwazaki Station is served by both the Shinetsu Ma ...
.
Station layout
The station has a "
Midori no Madoguchi
, which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...
" staffed ticket counter.
Suica
is a prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card, electronic money used as a fare card on train lines in Japan, launched on November 18, 2001. The card can be used interchangeably with JR West's ICOCA in the Kansai region and San'yō region i ...
farecards can be used at this station.
Platforms
File:Hakusanstation.jpg, The south entrance in September 2013
File:Hakusan gate.JPG, The ticket barriers in February 2015
File:Hakusan 02.JPG, Bus stops on the north side in September 2015
History
The station opened on 15 December 1951.
With the privatization of
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(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).
The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
*
Hakusan Park
is a park in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
History
The 1964 Niigata earthquake caused the sandy soil under the city to liquefy, damaging many city facilities. The aging baseball stadium was converted to an earthquake memorial ...
*
Niigata City Athletic Stadium
is a sports venue in Niigata, Japan, and was the home of the Albirex Niigata football team until they moved to the Big Swan in 2001. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major Japanese athletic events, including the 1964 Nationa ...
*
Niigata-City Performing Arts Center (Ryutopia)
The is a large multi-purpose public cultural facility in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, which opened on 22 October 1998.
Facilities
There are 1,890 main concert hall seats and 903 theater seats.
Access
Train / Car
The complex is located within H ...
*
Niigata Prefectural Civic Center
The is a large multi-purpose public cultural facility in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, which opened on 1 December 1967.
Facilities
The main concert hall seats 1,730, and the smaller hall seats 300.
History
Construction of the building started on ...
* Niigata City Gymnasium
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan.
External links
{{Portal bar, Japan, Trains
*
Railway stations
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...
References
External links
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{{Echigo Line
Railway stations in Niigata (city)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1951
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Echigo Line