Hakusan Station (Niigata)
Hakusan Station 白山駅 | |||||||||||
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 The north entrance of Hakusan Station in September 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-647 Hakusan-ura, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 951-8131 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°54′44″N 139°01′49″E / 37.91222°N 139.03028°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Echigo Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 80.7 km from Kashiwazaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | ■ Bandai-bashi Line | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi") | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 1951 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 5,360 daily | ||||||||||
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Hakusan Station (白山駅, Hakusan-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
Lines
[edit]Hakusan Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 80.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.[1] Suica farecards can be used at this station.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1/2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Niigata |
| 3/4 | ■ Echigo Line | for Uchino and Yoshida |
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The south entrance in September 2013 -
The ticket barriers in February 2015 -
Bus stops on the north side in September 2015
History
[edit]The station opened on 15 December 1951.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5360 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 6,004[4] |
| 2005 | 5,267[5] |
| 2010 | 5,363[6] |
| 2011 | 5,147[7] |
| 2015 | 5,437[8] |
Surrounding area
[edit]- Hakusan Park
- Niigata City Athletic Stadium
- Niigata-City Performing Arts Center (Ryutopia)
- Niigata Prefectural Civic Center
- Niigata City Gymnasium
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c 各駅情報（白山駅） [Station Information: Hakusan] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ Suica＞利用可能エリア＞新潟エリア＞拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
External links
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- Official website (in Japanese)