| Echigo-Yuzawa Station | |||||||
| Native Name: | 越後湯沢駅 | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
| Style: | JR East | ||||||
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| Address: | Yuzawa-Mondo, Yuzawa Town, Minami-Uonuma District, Niigata Prefecture 949-6101 | ||||||
| Country: | Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 36.9361°N 138.8099°W | ||||||
| Elevation: | [1] | ||||||
| Platforms: | 4 island platforms + 1 side platform | ||||||
| Tracks: | 9 | ||||||
| Structure: | Elevated (Shinkansen) At grade (conventional lines) | ||||||
| Status: | Staffed (Reserved seat ticket vending machine installation) | ||||||
| Passengers: | 3,059 daily | ||||||
| Pass Year: | FY2017 | ||||||
| Map Type: | Japan Niigata Prefecture#Japan Kanto Chubu Kansai#Japan | ||||||
is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), located in the resort town of Yuzawa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The station is located from .
Echigo-Yuzawa Station is serviced by the following lines:
The station has two ground-level island platforms and one side platform for normal trains and two elevated island platforms for the Joetsu Shinkansen. The station building is located above the local platforms and underneath the Shinkansen platforms. The station has a Talking reserved seat ticket vending machine (話せる指定席券売機). Facilities at the station include souvenir shopping and eating facilities, as well as a sake-themed attraction complete with an indoor onsen bath.
The station opened on 1 November 1925.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. The Joetsu Shinkansen opened on 15 November 1982. The Gala-Yuzawa Line to Gala-Yuzawa Station opened on 20 December 1990.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3,059 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]