Gala-Yuzawa Station ガーラ湯沢駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Yuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°57′02″N 138°47′58″E / 36.950483°N 138.799478°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Gala-Yuzawa Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Echigo-Yuzawa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed (" Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 December 1990 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
1,029 per day (FY2017) | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Gala-Yuzawa Station (ガーラ湯沢駅, Gāra-yuzawa-eki) 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).
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.
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. [1] The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
1-2 | ■ Gala Yuzawa Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Omiya, and Tokyo |
The station opened on 20 December 1990. [1]
In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1,029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 907 [3] |
2005 | 987 [4] |
2010 | 941 [5] |
2015 | 1,127 [6] |
The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.
Gala-Yuzawa Station ガーラ湯沢駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Yuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°57′02″N 138°47′58″E / 36.950483°N 138.799478°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Gala-Yuzawa Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Echigo-Yuzawa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed (" Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 December 1990 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
1,029 per day (FY2017) | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Gala-Yuzawa Station (ガーラ湯沢駅, Gāra-yuzawa-eki) 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).
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.
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. [1] The station has a " Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
1-2 | ■ Gala Yuzawa Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Omiya, and Tokyo |
The station opened on 20 December 1990. [1]
In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1,029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Fiscal year | Daily average |
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2000 | 907 [3] |
2005 | 987 [4] |
2010 | 941 [5] |
2015 | 1,127 [6] |
The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.