Jōetsumyōkō Station
Jōetsumyōkō Station 上越妙高駅 | |
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| Jōetsumyōkō Station under construction, October 2013 | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Niigata (See other stations in Niigata) |
| City | Jōetsu |
| History | |
| Opened | 2015 (scheduled) |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) | Shinetsu Main Line, Hokuriku Shinkansen |
Jōetsumyōkō Station (上越妙高駅 Jōetsumyōkō-eki) is an interchange railway station under construction in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, to be operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is scheduled to open in March 2015.[1]
Lines
Jōetsumyōkō Station will be served by the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Shinkansen, which is also scheduled to open for service in March 2015. It will replace Wakinoda Station on the Shinetsu Main Line, located approximately 120 m away.[1] Journey times from Tokyo via the Hokuriku Shinkansen are expected to be 1 hour 48 minutes.[2]
Station layout
The new station will consist of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, with a ground-level island platform serving two tracks on the Shinetsu Main Line.[3]
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Shinetsu Main Line | ||||
| Minami-Takada | - | Kita-Arai | ||
| Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
| Iiyama | - | Itoigawa | ||
History
Initially provisionally named Jōetsu Station (上越駅), the name Jōetsumyōkō Station was formally announced in June 2013.[4] Construction is scheduled to be completed in October 2014.[1] It will open in March 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano.[1] It will replace Wakinoda Station on the Shinetsu Main Line, located approximately 120 m away.[1]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Tokunaga, Yasushi (December 2013). "上越妙高駅に生まれ変わる脇野田駅" [Wakinoda Station to be reborn as Joetsu-Myoko Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 53 (632): p.26-27.
- ↑ "北陸新幹線の概要" [Hokuriku Shinkansen Overview] (in Japanese). Japan: Joetsu City. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "上越市新幹線駅周辺地区まちなみ形成構想" [Surrounding area of shinkansen station in Joetsu] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: Joetsu City. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "北陸新幹線の新駅（仮称：上越駅）の駅名について" [Details of station name for new station on Hokuriku Shinkansen] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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