Hakusan Station (Niigata)

Hakusan Station
白山駅
The north entrance of Hakusan Station in September 2015
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 / 37.91222; 139.03028Coordinates: 37°54′44″N 139°01′49″E / 37.91222°N 139.03028°E / 37.91222; 139.03028
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Echigo Line
Distance 80.7 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms 2 island platforms
Tracks 4
Connections ■ Bandai-bashi Line
Other information
Website Official website
History
Opened 15 December 1951
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 5,437 daily
Location
Hakusan Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Hakusan Station
Hakusan Station (BRT Bandai-bashi Line)
Hakusan Station
Hakusan Station (Japan)

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

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

The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.[1] Suica farecards can be used at this station.[2]

Platforms

1/2 ■ Echigo Line for Niigata
3/4 ■ Echigo Line for Uchino and Yoshida

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Echigo Line
Sekiya Local Niigata

History

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

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 5,437 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal yearDaily average
20006,004[4]
20055,267[5]
20105,363[6]
20115,147[7]
20155,437[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 各駅情報（白山駅） [Station Information: Hakusan] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
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