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).
Gala-Yuzawa Station ガーラ湯沢駅 | |||||||||||
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 The station exterior in March 2012 | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 December 1990 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1,029 per day (FY2017) | |||||||||||
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  Gala-Yuzawa Station Location within Japan | |||||||||||
Lines edit
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 edit
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.[1] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1-2 | ■ Gala Yuzawa Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Omiya, and Tokyo |
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The ticket barriers, January 2015 -
The station platforms, March 2010
History edit
The station opened on 20 December 1990.[1]
Passenger statistics edit
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] |
Surrounding area edit
The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "新幹線なのに在来線". Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 40, no. 467. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. March 2000. pp. 66–67.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
External links edit
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort website (in English)