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Gala-Yuzawa Station ガーラ湯沢駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Yuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°57′02″N 138°47′58″E / 36.950483°N 138.799478°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Gala-Yuzawa Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Echigo-Yuzawa | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 December 1990 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
1,029 per day (FY2017) | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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).
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.
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.[1] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
1-2 | ■ Gala Yuzawa Line | for Echigo-Yuzawa, Omiya, and Tokyo |
The station opened on 20 December 1990.[1]
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 |
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2000 | 907[3] |
2005 | 987[4] |
2010 | 941[5] |
2015 | 1,127[6] |
The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.