Summary
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°39′30″N 137°50′48″E / 36.6584°N 137.8468°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 697 meters[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  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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  Hakuba Station Location within Nagano Prefecture  Hakuba Station Hakuba Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 1-3 | ■ Ōito Line | for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto for Minami-Otari |
Bus Services edit
Highway buses edit
History edit
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 edit
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 321 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area edit
National Route 148
National Route 406- Hakuba village hall
- Hakuba High School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ JR東日本長野支社 白馬駅
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d "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 edit
- JR East station information (in Japanese)