Hakusan Station (白山駅, Hakusan-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Hakusan Station 白山駅 | |||||||||||
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 The north entrance of Hakusan Station in September 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-647 Hakusan-ura, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 951-8131 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°54′44″N 139°01′49″E / 37.91222°N 139.03028°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 80.7 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | ■ Bandai-bashi Line | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 1951 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 5,360 daily | ||||||||||
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  Hakusan Station Location within JR Echigo Line  Hakusan Station Hakusan Station (BRT Bandai-bashi Line)  Hakusan Station Hakusan Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Hakusan Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 80.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
Station layout edit
The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.[1] Suica farecards can be used at this station.[2]
Platforms edit
| 1/2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |
| 3/4 | ■ Echigo Line | for Uchino and Yoshida |
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The south entrance in September 2013 -
The ticket barriers in February 2015 -
Bus stops on the north side in September 2015
History edit
The station opened on 15 December 1951.[1] 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 5360 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 6,004[4] |
| 2005 | 5,267[5] |
| 2010 | 5,363[6] |
| 2011 | 5,147[7] |
| 2015 | 5,437[8] |
Surrounding area edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c 各駅情報（白山駅） [Station Information: Hakusan] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hakusan Station (Niigata).
- Official website (in Japanese)