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]
One round-trip Azusa service per day (train numbers5 and 46) starts and terminates at the station. Prior to the March 15, 2025 timetable revision, this train continued on to Minami-Otari.[3]
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
- Buses bound for Narita International Airport[4]
- Chūō Kōsoku Bus (for Shinjuku Station)[4]
- Buses bound for Nagano Station[4]
- Buses bound for Matsumoto Bus Terminal and Matsumoto Station[4]
History
The station opened on November 20, 1932 as Shinano-Yotsuya Station (信濃四ツ谷駅). It was renamed Hakuba on October 1, 1968.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 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).[5]
Surrounding area
National Route 148
National Route 406- Hakuba Village Hall
- Hakuba High School
See also
References
- ^ "JR東日本長野支社 白馬駅". Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "「特急あずさ」南小谷駅発着なくなる 白馬駅発着などに変更 夕方からの下り4本は東京駅始発に 15日からのダイヤ改正". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Alpico Express Bus, Route Bus, Index". www.alpico.co.jp. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
External links
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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