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 ...

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

, 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

References

External links

* {{Echigo Line Railway stations in Niigata (city) Railway stations in Japan opened in 1951 Stations of East Japan Railway Company Echigo Line