Hakuba Station
Hakuba Station (白馬駅, Hakuba-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]
Ōito Line13 Hakuba Station 白馬駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hakuba Station in August 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kamishiro-Yotsuya, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9301 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.6584°N 137.8468°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 697 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōito Line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 59.7 km from Matsumoto | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 November 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shinano-Yotsuya Station (until 1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 321 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Hakuba Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 59.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[2]
Layout
Hakuba Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]
Platforms
| 1-3 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto for Minami-Otari |
Bus Services
Highway buses
History
The station opened on 20 November 1932 as Shinano-Yotsuya Station (信濃四ツ谷駅). It was renamed Hakuba on 1 October 1968.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (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).[4]
Surrounding area
National Route 148
National Route 406- Hakuba village hall
- Hakuba High School
See also
References
- JR東日本長野支社 白馬駅
- Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9784784071647.
- "Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)