Wakinoda Station Explained
| Wakinoda Station |
| Native Name: | 脇野田駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 2 Yamato, Jōetsu, Niigata
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| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Shinetsu Main Line |
| Opened: | 1921 |
| Closed: | 2014 |
| Passengers: | 139 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2013 |
was a railway station on the Shinetsu Main Line in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It closed in 2014, replaced by the nearby Jōetsumyōkō Station.
Lines
Wakinoda Station was served by the Shinetsu Main Line. A new interchange station called Jōetsumyōkō Station was built close by, and this replaced Wakinoda Station when the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened in March 2015.[1]
Station layout
The station had a single ground-level island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
History
Wakinoda Station opened on 15 August 1921.[2] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[2]
From 19 October 2014, the station building and platforms were closed, and the station functions moved to the nearby structure, and became Jōetsumyōkō Station from 14 March 2015 when the Hokuriku Shinkansen opened for service.[3] Today, nothing remains of the former railway station - the station platforms and buildings were demolished for redevelopment, whilst the railway line was re-routed to stop at the new station. A portion of the old alignment of the line now has a road built along the former alignment.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 139 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2000 | 145[5] |
| 2005 | 135[6] |
| 2010 | 119[7] |
| 2011 | 122[8] |
| 2012 | 121[9] |
| 2013 | 139 | |
External links
37.0817°N 138.2495°W
Notes and References
- Tokunaga. Yasushi. ja:上越妙高駅に生まれ変わる脇野田駅. Wakinoda Station to be reborn as Joetsu-Myoko Station. . 53. 632. 26–27. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan . Japanese. December 2013.
- Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . II. 581. 4-533-02980-9.
- Web site: http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2014/09/22/049/. ja: 北陸新幹線開業で上越妙高駅に! 特急しらゆきと接続 - JR脇野田駅が移転へ. Becoming Jōetsumyōkō Station with opening of Hokuriku Shinkansen. Connections with Shirayuki express. JW Wakinoda Station to be moved. . 22 September 2014. Mynavi News. Japan . Japanese . 22 November 2014.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2013_09.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013). East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Japan. Japanese. 22 November 2014.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Japan. Japanese. 25 October 2013.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Japan. Japanese. 25 October 2013.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2010_05.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010). East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Japan. Japanese. 25 October 2013.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2011_04.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2011). East Japan Railway Company. 2012. Japan. Japanese. 25 October 2013.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2012_09.html. ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2012年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2012). East Japan Railway Company. 2013. Japan. Japanese. 22 November 2014.
