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Urasa Station

浦佐駅
Urasa Station; 浦佐駅
	Urasa Station East Entrance in September 2004
General information
Location	719-2 Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken; Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōetsu Shinkansen; Jōetsu Line;
Platforms	2 side platforms (Shinkansen); 2 island platforms (conventional line)
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Shinkansen); At grade (conventional line)
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=257
History
Opened	1 September 1923; 100 years ago
Passengers
FY2015	1,444 (daily)
Services
Location
	Urasa Station Location within Niigata Prefecture Urasa Station Urasa Station (Japan)

Urasa Station (浦佐駅, Urasa-eki) is a railway station in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Urasa Station is a station on the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed line and also the Joetsu Line. It is located 123.9 kilometers from the starting point of the Joetsu Line at Takasaki and 198.6 kilometers from Ōmiya.

Station layout

The station has a two island platforms serving the local Joetsu Line and two elevated opposed side platforms serving the Joetsu Shinkansen. The station has a Reserved Seat Ticket Vending Machine with the capability to call an operator to purchase tickets (話せる指定席券売機, hanaseru shiteiseki kenbaiki).^[1]

Platforms

1	■ Joetsu Line	for Nagaoka and Niigata
2/3	■ Joetsu Line	(not normally used)
4	■ Joetsu Line	for Echigo-Yuzawa and Minakami
11	■ Joetsu Shinkansen	for Nagaoka and Niigata
12	■ Joetsu Shinkansen	for Echigo-Yuzawa and Tokyo

History

Urasa Station opened on 1 September 1923. Shinkansen operations commenced from 15 November 1982. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,444 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

References

^ 駅の情報（浦佐駅）, Station Information (Urasa Station).
^ 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

Urasa Station (in Japanese)

37°10′02″N 138°55′21″E / 37.167152°N 138.922619°E / 37.167152; 138.922619

[1] 駅の情報（浦佐駅）, Station Information (Urasa Station).

[jreast2015stats-2] 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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