Echigo-Yuzawa Station

Echigo-Yuzawa Station
越後湯沢駅
Location
Prefecture Niigata
(See other stations in Niigata)
District Minamiuonuma
Town Yuzawa
History
Year opened 1925
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Jōetsu Shinkansen
Jōetsu Line

Echigo-Yuzawa Station (越後湯沢駅 Echigo-Yuzawa-eki) is a railway station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), located in the resort town of Yuzawa in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Facilities at the station include souvenir shopping and eating facilities, as well as a sake-themed attraction complete with an indoor onsen bath.

Lines

Echigo-Yuzawa Station is serviced by the following lines:

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōetsu Shinkansen
Jōmō-Kōgen   Toki   Urasa
Jōmō-Kōgen   Tanigawa   Terminus
Gala-Yuzawa Line
Jōmō-Kōgen (via the Jōetsu Shinkansen)   Tanigawa   Gala-Yuzawa
Jōetsu Line
Iwappara-Ski-jō-mae   Local   Ishiuchi

History

The station opened on 1 November 1925. The Joetsu Shinkansen opened on 15 November 1982. The Gala-Yuzawa Line to Gala-Yuzawa Station opened on 20 December 1990.

External links

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Coordinates: 36°56′10″N 138°48′36″E / 36.936103°N 138.809896°E