Gala-Yuzawa Station (ガーラ湯沢駅, Gāra-yuzawa-eki) is a seasonal railway station on the Gala-Yuzawa Line in the town of Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Gala-Yuzawa Station

ガーラ湯沢駅
The station exterior in March 2012
General information
LocationYuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101
Japan
Coordinates36°57′02″N 138°47′58″E / 36.950483°N 138.799478°E / 36.950483; 138.799478
Operated byLogo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
Line(s) Gala-Yuzawa Line
Distance1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Echigo-Yuzawa
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 December 1990 (1990-12-20)
Passengers
1,029 per day (FY2017)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Echigo-Yuzawa
towards Tokyo
Jōetsu Shinkansen Terminus
Location
Gala-Yuzawa Station is located in Japan
Gala-Yuzawa Station
Gala-Yuzawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

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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. The station is open to passengers only during the winter ski season, usually from mid-December until early May.

Layout

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The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.[1] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1-2  Gala Yuzawa Line for Echigo-Yuzawa, Omiya, and Tokyo

History

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The station opened on 20 December 1990.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1,029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 907[3]
2005 987[4]
2010 941[5]
2015 1,127[6]

Surrounding area

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The Gala Yuzawa ski resort

The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "新幹線なのに在来線". Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 40, no. 467. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. March 2000. pp. 66–67.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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