Hakuba Station Explained


Hakuba Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:白馬駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Hokujō-Yotsuya, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9301
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.6957°N 137.8635°W
Operator: JR East
Line: Ōito Line
Distance:59.7 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Elevation:697 meters[1]
Code:13
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Shinano-Yotsuya Station (until 1968)
Passengers:321 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Nagano Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Hakuba Station

is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]

Lines

Hakuba Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 59.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[2]

Layout

Hakuba Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

Bus Services

Highway buses

History

The station opened on 20 November 1932 as . It was renamed Hakuba on 1 October 1968.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 321 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR東日本長野支社 白馬駅 . 2017-02-03 . 2020-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128125604/https://www.jreast.co.jp/nagano/trip/hakuba/main.html . dead .
  2. Book: Shinano Mainichi Shimbun . Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) . 2011 . Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing . 9784784071647 . 120. ja.
  3. Web site: Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index. www.alpico.co.jp. 2016-01-29.
  4. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015). 2016. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 5 July 2016.