Gala-Yuzawa Station

Gala-Yuzawa Station
ガーラ湯沢駅

The station exterior in March 2012
Location Yuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Gala-Yuzawa Line
Distance 1.8 km from Echigo-Yuzawa
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Other information
Website www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=408
History
Opened 20 December 1990 (1990-12-20)
Traffic
Passengers 1,440 per day (FY2014)

Gala-Yuzawa Station (ガーラ湯沢駅 Gāra-yuzawa-eki) is a seasonal railway station on the Gala-Yuzawa Line in Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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 Joetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa services. The station is open to passengers only during the winter ski season, usually from mid-December until April.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.[1] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1-2  Gala Yuzawa Line for Echigo-Yuzawa, Omiya, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Gala-Yuzawa Line
Echigo-Yuzawa   Tanigawa   Terminus

History

The station opened on 20 December 1990.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 1,440 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 907[3]
2005 987[4]
2010 941[5]
2014 1,440[2]

Surrounding area

The Gala Yuzawa ski resort

The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. 1 2 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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Coordinates: 36°57′02″N 138°47′58″E / 36.950483°N 138.799478°E / 36.950483; 138.799478

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