Hakuba Station

Hakuba Station
白馬駅
Hakuba Station in August 2010
Location Kamishiro-Yotsuya, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9301
Japan
Coordinates 36°39′30″N 137°50′48″E / 36.6584°N 137.8468°E / 36.6584; 137.8468
Elevation 697 meters[1]
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Ōito Line
Distance 59.7 km from Matsumoto
Platforms 1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Other information
Station code 13
Website Official website
History
Opened 20 November 1932
Previous names Shinano-Yotsuya Station (until 1968)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 321 daily
Location
Hakuba Station
Location within Japan
View from the platform of Hakuba Station

Hakuba Station (白馬駅, Hakuba-eki) 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).

Lines

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

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.

Platforms

1-3 ■ Ōito Line for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto
for Minami-Otari

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōito Line
Shinano-Ōmachi (23)   Limited Express   Minami-Otari (9)
Kamishiro (15) Rapid Minami-Otari (9)
Iimori (14) Local Shinano-Moriue (12)

Bus Services

Highway buses

History

The station opened on 20 November 1932 as Shinano-Yotsuya Station (信濃四ツ谷駅). It was renamed Hakuba on 1 October 1968. 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).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ JR東日本長野支社 白馬駅
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  3. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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