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Echigo-Yuzawa Station
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 from . Lines Echigo-Yuzawa Station is serviced by the following lines: * JR East ** Joetsu Shinkansen ** Joetsu Line * Hokuetsu Express ** Hokuhoku Line 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. Platforms 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 ...
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Island Platforms
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 twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks. Advantages and tradeoffs Island platforms are necessary for any station with many th ...
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Sake
Sake, also spelled saké ( ; also referred to as Japanese rice wine), is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and indeed any East Asian rice wine (such as huangjiu and cheongju), is produced by a brewing process more akin to that of beer, where starch is converted into sugars which ferment into alcohol, whereas in wine, alcohol is produced by fermenting sugar that is naturally present in fruit, typically grapes. The brewing process for sake differs from the process for beer, where the conversion from starch to sugar and then from sugar to alcohol occurs in two distinct steps. Like other rice wines, when sake is brewed, these conversions occur simultaneously. The alcohol content differs between sake, wine, and beer; while most beer contains 3–9% ABV, wine generally contains 9–16% ABV, and undiluted sake contains 18–20% ABV (although this is often ...
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Jōetsu Line
The is a major railway line in Japan, owned by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Takasaki Station in Gunma Prefecture with Miyauchi Station in Niigata Prefecture, linking the northwestern Kanto region and the Sea of Japan coast of the Chūbu region. The name refers to the old provinces of Kōzuke (上野) and Echigo (越後), which the line connects. Services Before the opening of the Jōetsu Shinkansen in 1982, the Joetsu Line had frequent service by express trains connecting Tokyo and Niigata. With the opening of the Jōetsu Shinkansen, however, the line became dominated by local and freight trains. The branch of the Jōetsu Shinkansen between Echigo-Yuzawa Station and Gala-Yuzawa Station (the Gala-Yuzawa Line) technically belongs to the Joetsu Line. Stations Rolling stock Present Local Takasaki to Minakami * 211-3000 series 4- and 6-car EMUs (since August 2016) Minakami to Nagaoka * E129 series 2/4-car EMUs (since November 2015) Takasaki to S ...
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Stations Of East Japan Railway Company
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Railway Stations In Japan Opened In 1925
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ...
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Railway Stations In Niigata Prefecture
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facilit ...
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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 is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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Mori-Miyanohara Station
is a railway station on the Iiyama Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Hokushin in the village of Sakae, Shimominochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Lines Mori-Miyanohara Station is served by the Iiyama Line, and is 49.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyono Station. Station layout The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed. Platforms History Mori-Miyanohara Station opened on 19 November 1925. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in April 2004. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 37 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area *Sakae village hall * See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in Japan. External links {{ ...
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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 Nagaoka, Kashiwazaki, Ojiya, Mitsuke, Sanjō, Tōkamachi, Uonuma and Minamiuonuma is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 55,354 in 20,047 households, and a population density of 96.1 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Minamiuonuma is situated in a .... File:Linemap of Buses in Niigata Echigo.svg, Yoita, Bunsui, Teradomari, Izumozaki Area File:Linemap of Buses in Niigata Kashiwazaki 1.svg, North Kashiwazaki Area File:Linemap of Buses in Niigata Kashiwazaki 2.svg, South Kashiwazaki Area Highway buses * Niigata - Nagaoka * Niigata - Kashiwazaki * Niigata - Takada - Naoetsu File:Linemap of Highway Buses in Niigata Prefecture.svg, Highway Buses in Niigata ...
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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 station on this 1.8 km branch line. Services are classed as "Limited express", although they are actually extensions of Jōetsu Shinkansen '' Tanigawa'' services. The station is open to passengers only during the winter ski season, usually from mid-December until early May. Layout The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. Platforms File:Gala Yuzawa Station ticket barriers 20150125.JPG, The ticket barriers, January 2015 File:Gala-yuzawa-Station-Platform.jpg, The station platforms, March 2010 History The station opened on 20 December 1990. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1,029 passengers da ...
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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 Jōetsu Shinkansen to Gala-Yuzawa Station, but is officially classified as a branch of the (narrow gauge) Jōetsu Line. The line has no intermediate stations. Gala-Yuzawa Station serves the nearby ski resort Gala Yuzawa (ski lifts operate directly from the station), so the station is only used during the winter period. During the skiing season, '' Tanigawa'' services from Tokyo are extended to run to Gala-Yuzawa. All trains on the line are classified as "limited express", so a limited express surcharge is required. The branchline was originally built for maintenance purposes, but was upgraded for passenger service from 20 December 1990 when JR East developed the ski resort. Outside the winter season, the line is used for switching trains termi ...
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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 prefectures of Japan. This figure expanded to in 1981 (excluding Shinkansen), but later reduced to as of March 31, 1987, the last day of JNR. JNR operated both passenger and freight services. Shinkansen Shinkansen, the world's first high-speed railway was debuted by JNR in 1964. By the end of JNR in 1987, four lines were constructed: ; Tōkaidō Shinkansen: , completed in 1964 ; Sanyō Shinkansen: , completed in 1975 ; Tōhoku Shinkansen: , as of 1987 ; Jōetsu Shinkansen: , completed in 1982 Buses JNR operated bus lines as feeders, supplements or substitutions of railways. Unlike railway operation, JNR Bus was not superior to other local bus operators. The JR Bus companies are the successors of the bus operation of JNR. Ships JNR o ...
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