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Hakusan Station (Niigata)

Coordinates: 37°54′44″N 139°01′49″E / 37.91222°N 139.03028°E / 37.91222; 139.03028
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Hakusan Station

白山駅
The north entrance of Hakusan Station in September 2015
General information
Location2-647 Hakusan-ura, Chūō-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 951-8131
Japan
Coordinates37°54′44″N 139°01′49″E / 37.91222°N 139.03028°E / 37.91222; 139.03028
Operated byJR East
Line(s) Echigo Line
Distance80.7 km from Kashiwazaki
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections Bandai-bashi Line
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 December 1951
Passengers
FY20175,360 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Sekiya
towards Kashiwazaki
Echigo Line Niigata
Terminus
Location
Hakusan Station is located in JR Echigo Line
Hakusan Station
Hakusan Station
Location within JR Echigo Line
Hakusan Station is located in BRT Bandai-bashi Line
Hakusan Station
Hakusan Station
Hakusan Station (BRT Bandai-bashi Line)
Hakusan Station is located in Japan
Hakusan Station
Hakusan Station
Hakusan Station (Japan)

Hakusan Station (白山駅, Hakusan-eki) is a railway station on the Echigo Line in Chūō-ku, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]

Lines

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Hakusan Station is served by the Echigo Line, and is 80.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.

Station layout

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The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.[1] Suica farecards can be used at this station.[2]

Platforms

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1/2  Echigo Line for Niigata
3/4  Echigo Line for Uchino and Yoshida

History

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The station opened on 15 December 1951.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5360 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 6,004[4]
2005 5,267[5]
2010 5,363[6]
2011 5,147[7]
2015 5,437[8]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 各駅情報(白山駅) [Station Information: Hakusan] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ Suica>利用可能エリア>新潟エリア>拡大図 [Suica Area in Niigata] (in Japanese). Japan: JR East. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2010年度) [FY2010 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  7. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2011年度) [FY2011 Station passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  8. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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