Gala-Yuzawa Station
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Lines
The station is served by the Gala-Yuzawa Line from Echigo-Yuzawa Station, and forms the only station on this 1.8 km branch line. Services are classed as "Limited express", although they are actually extensions of Jōetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa services travelling to/from Template:Stn. The station is open to passengers only during the winter ski season, usually from mid-December until early May.[1]
Services
All services on the line are Joetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa services operating to/from Tokyo, and only operate during the winter ski season.
since December 2024[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there are generally between 10 and 13 departures per day, with some trips operating only on weekends or on particular dates.[2][3] Selected weekend-only trips may terminate at Template:Stn instead of Tokyo.[3]
Adult fares range between ¥250 for Echigo-Yuzawa and ¥7,220 for Tokyo.
Travel time to Tokyo Station is between 1 hour 17 minutes and 1 hour 37 minutes.
For travel outside train departure times during the winter ski season, free shuttle buses are available to/from Echigo-Yuzawa Station,[4] where Shinkansen and train services are available.
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.[5] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter, ticket machines and automatic ticket gates.
The station entrance/exit is located inside the Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort main building.[6] Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort is owned by the JR East Group.[7]
Platforms
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Ticket counter and ticket machines, December 2022
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Ticket Gates, December 2022
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Platform, March 2010
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Platform, underneath Ski Resort main building, March 2023
History
The station opened on 20 December 1990.[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1,029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[8] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
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| 2000 | 907[9] |
| 2005 | 987[10] |
| 2010 | 941[11] |
| 2015 | 1,127[12] |
Surrounding area
The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.
See also
References
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External links
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- Jōetsu Line
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture
- Jōetsu Shinkansen
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1990
- Yuzawa, Niigata