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]