Annaka-Haruna Station

Annaka-Haruna Station
安中榛名駅
Station entrance, March 2006
Location
Prefecture Gunma
(See other stations in Gunma)
City Annaka
Neighborhood etc. 2552-5 Higashi-kamiasama
Postal code379-0102
(in Japanese)群馬県安中市東上秋間2552-5
History
Year opened 1997
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Hokuriku Shinkansen
Statistics 267 passengers/day (FY2013)

Annaka-Haruna Station (安中榛名駅 Annaka-Haruna-eki) is a railway station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line in Annaka, Gunma, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

Annaka-Haruna Station is served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed line between Tokyo and Kanazawa via Nagano, but only a small number of Asama services (approximately one train every two hours during the daytime) stop at this station.[2] It is not served by any other lines.

Station layout

The elevated station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[1]

Platforms

1 Hokuriku Shinkansen for Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa
2 Hokuriku Shinkansen for Takasaki, Ōmiya, and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Hokuriku Shinkansen
Kagayaki: no stop
Hakutaka: no stop
Takasaki   Asama   Karuizawa

History

The station opened on 1 October 1997.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2013, the station was used by an average of 267 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 169[4]
2005 234[5]
2010 252[6]
2013 267[3]

Surrounding area

The station in 2007, showing the rural surroundings

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 各駅情報(安中榛名駅) [Station Information (Annaka-Haruna Station)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  2. JR Timetable, March 2012 issue, p.76-83
  3. 3.0 3.1 各駅の乗車人員 (2013年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2013)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

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Coordinates: 36°21′45″N 138°50′59″E / 36.362403°N 138.849598°E