is a railway station on the
ÅŒito Line
The is a railway line in Japan which connects Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture with Itoigawa Station in Niigata Prefecture. There are two operators on the line: East Japan Railway Company (JR East) operates the section north of Minami-Ot ...
in the village of
Hakuba
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 9,007 in 4267 households, and a population density of 48 persons per km2. The total area of the village is . Hakuba is an internationally renowned ...
,
Kitaazumi District,
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...
, 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
Hakuba Station is served by the
ÅŒito Line
The is a railway line in Japan which connects Matsumoto Station in Nagano Prefecture with Itoigawa Station in Niigata Prefecture. There are two operators on the line: East Japan Railway Company (JR East) operates the section north of Minami-Ot ...
and is 59.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at
Matsumoto Station
is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and the private railway operator Alpico KÅtsÅ«.
Lines
Matsumoto Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 13.3 kilome ...
.
Layout
Hakuba Station consists of a one ground-level
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
and one
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. 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 office.
Platforms
Bus Services
Highway buses
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Narita International Airport
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*
ChÅ«Å KÅsoku Bus is a group of Japanese highway bus lines managed by Keio Bus. It connects Tokyo with the areas along the ChÅ«Å Expressway, especially Yamanashi Prefecture and Nagano Prefecture.
Lines
Fuji-Goko Line
*Shinjuku - Uenohara - Tsuru - Fuji-Q Highal ...
; For
Shinjuku Station
is a major railway station in the Shinjuku and Shibuya wards in Tokyo, Japan. In Shinjuku, it is part of the Nishi-Shinjuku and Shinjuku districts. In Shibuya, it is located in the Yoyogi and Sendagaya districts. It is the world's busiest rai ...
* For
Nagano Station
is a railway station in the city of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the private railway operator Nagano Electric Railway (Nagaden).
Lines
Nagano Station is served by the f ...
* For
Matsumoto Bus Terminal
Matsumoto Bus Terminal (æ¾æœ¬ãƒã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ¼ãƒŸãƒŠãƒ«, ''Matsumoto Basu TÄminaru'') is a bus terminal to the east of Matsumoto Station in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, managed by Alpico KÅtsÅ«.
Outline
This bus terminal is on the ground floor of "Ma ...
(
Matsumoto Station
is a train station in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and the private railway operator Alpico KÅtsÅ«.
Lines
Matsumoto Station is served by the Shinonoi Line and is 13.3 kilome ...
)
History
The station opened on 20 November 1932 as . It was renamed Hakuba on 1 October 1968.
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 2015, the station was used by an average of 321 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
*
*
*Hakuba village hall
* Hakuba High School
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
JR East station information
{{Oito Line (JR East)
Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
ÅŒito Line
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1932
Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Hakuba, Nagano