Hakuba Station

Hakuba Station (白馬駅, Hakuba-eki) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[2]

Ōito Line13 Hakuba Station 白馬駅
Hakuba Station in August 2010
Location	Kamishiro-Yotsuya, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9301 Japan
Coordinates	36.6584°N 137.8468°E
Elevation	697 meters[1]
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōito Line
Distance	59.7 km from Matsumoto
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 November 1932
Previous names	Shinano-Yotsuya Station (until 1968)
Passengers
FY2015	321 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Minami-Otari 9 Terminus Azusa Shinano-Ōmachi 23 toward Chiba or Tokyo Shinano-Moriue One-way operation Ōito Line Rapid Kamishiro 15 toward Shinano-Ōmachi Shinano-Moriue 12 toward Minami-Otari Ōito Line Local Iimori 14 toward Matsumoto
Location
Hakuba Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Hakuba Station Hakuba Station (Japan)

View from the platform of Hakuba Station

Lines

Hakuba Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 59.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.[2]

Layout

Hakuba Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2]

Platforms

1-3

■ Ōito Line

for Shinano-Ōmachi, Toyoshina, and Matsumoto for Minami-Otari

Bus Services

Highway buses

• For Narita International Airport[3]
• Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station[3]
• For Nagano Station[3]
• For Matsumoto Bus Terminal(Matsumoto Station)[3]

History

The station opened on 20 November 1932 as Shinano-Yotsuya Station (信濃四ツ谷駅). It was renamed Hakuba on 1 October 1968.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 321 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

• National Route 148
• National Route 406
• Hakuba village hall
• Hakuba High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. JR東日本長野支社 白馬駅
2. Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (2011). Nagano Prefecture All Railway Stations, revised edition (長野県鉄道全駅 増補改訂版) (in Japanese). Shinano Mainichi Shinbun Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 9784784071647.
3. "Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
4. 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)