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Railway station in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Ōito Line13
Hakuba Station
白馬駅
Hakuba Station in August 2010
General information
LocationHokujō-Yotsuya, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9301
Japan
Coordinates36°41′44.69″N 137°51′48.74″E / 36.6957472°N 137.8635389°E / 36.6957472; 137.8635389
Elevation697 meters
Operated by JR East
Line(s)Ōito Line
Distance59.7 km from Matsumoto
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 November 1932; 92 years ago (1932-11-20)
Previous namesShinano-Yotsuya Station (until 1968)
Passengers
FY2015321 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Minami-Otari9Terminus Azusa Shinano-Ōmachi23towards Chiba or Tokyo
Shinano-MoriueOne-way operation Ōito LineRapid Kamishiro15towards Shinano-Ōmachi
Shinano-Moriue12towards Minami-Otari Ōito LineLocal Iimori14towards Matsumoto
Location
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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

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).

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. "JR東日本長野支社 白馬駅". Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  2. ^ Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9784784071647.
  3. ^ "Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. 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.

External links

Stations of the Ōito Line (Matsumoto - Minami-Otari)
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