Urasa Station | |
Native Name: | 浦佐駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR East |
Address: | 719-2 Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken |
Country: | Japan |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms (Shinkansen) 2 island platforms (conventional line) |
Tracks: | 6 |
Structure: | Elevated (Shinkansen) At grade (conventional line) |
Passengers: | 1,444 (daily) |
Pass Year: | FY2015 |
Map Type: | Japan Niigata Prefecture#Japan |
is a railway station in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Urasa Station is a station on the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed line and also the Joetsu Line. It is located 123.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Joetsu Line at and 198.6 kilometers from .
The station has a two island platforms serving the local Joetsu Line and two elevated opposed side platforms serving the Joetsu Shinkansen. The station has a .[1]
Urasa Station opened on 1 September 1923. Shinkansen operations commenced from 15 November 1982. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,444 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]