Jōetsumyōkō Station
Railway station in Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Jōetsumyōkō Station (上越妙高駅, Jōetsumyōkō-eki) is an interchange railway station in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It opened in March 2015.[1]
Japan
JR East (Shinkansen section)
Echigo Tokimeki Railway (Conventional Railway)
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| Location | Yamato, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 943-0861 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.0813°N 138.2480°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island platforms (Shinkansen) 1 island platform (Haneuma Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2,131 (FY2017, JR) 394 (FY2017, Echigo Tokimeki) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Jōetsumyōkō Station is served by the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line and the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen, which opened for service on 14 March 2015.[2] It replaced Wakinoda Station on the Shinetsu Main Line, located approximately 120 m away.[1] The journey from Tokyo via the Hokuriku Shinkansen takes 1 hour 48 minutes.[3] Only Hakutaka services stop at Jōetsumyōkō on the Hokuriku Shinkansen.[4]
Station layout
The new station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, with a ground-level island platform serving two tracks for the Myōkō Haneuma Line.[2][5] The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office and also a "View Plaza" travel agent.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Myōkō Haneuma Line | for Myōkō-Kōgen |
| 2 | ■ Myōkō Haneuma Line | for Naoetsu |
| 11/12 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Nagano, Takasaki, Tokyo |
| 13/14 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Toyama, Kanazawa, Tsuruga |
The ticket barriers leading to the Shinkansen platforms
The ticket barriers leading to the Haneuma Line platform
The Haneuma Line platform in January 2015
View from the observation deck
History
Initially provisionally named Jōetsu Station (上越駅), the name Jōetsumyōkō Station was formally announced in June 2013.[6] Construction was completed in October 2014.[1] It opened on 14 March 2015, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano.[1]
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
The station is located on the southern side of the Takada district of Jōetsu city, about 1.5 km from the border with Myōkō. The area was largely rice paddies with some houses, shops and factories along nearby Japan National Route 18; however, with the opening of the Shinkansen line, the area is rapidly urbanising.
