Hakuba Station

Location
	Hakuba Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Hakuba Station Hakuba Station (Japan)

Ōito Line13
Hakuba Station

白馬駅
Ōito Line13; Hakuba Station; 白馬駅
	Hakuba Station in August 2010
General information
Location	Hokujō-Yotsuya, Hakuba-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano-ken 399-9301; Japan
Coordinates	36°41′44.69″N 137°51′48.74″E / 36.6957472°N 137.8635389°E
Elevation	697 meters
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; 92 years ago
Previous names	Shinano-Yotsuya Station (until 1968)
Passengers
FY2015	321 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Hakuba Station Location within Nagano Prefecture Hakuba Station Hakuba Station (Japan)

View from the platform of 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]

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

References

^ "JR東日本長野支社白馬駅". Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
^ 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)

[1] "JR東日本長野支社白馬駅". Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2017-02-03.

[Shinano-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.

[alpico-3] "Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved 2016-01-29.

[jreast2015stats-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.

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