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Jōetsumyōkō Station

上越妙高駅
Jōetsumyōkō Station; 上越妙高駅
	The station exterior in March 2015
General information
Location	Yamato, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 943-0861; Japan
Coordinates	37°04′53″N 138°14′53″E / 37.0813°N 138.2480°E
Operated by	JR East (Shinkansen section); Echigo Tokimeki Railway (Conventional Railway);
Line(s)	Hokuriku Shinkansen; ■ Myōkō Haneuma Line;
Platforms	2 island platforms (Shinkansen); 1 island platform (Haneuma Line)
Tracks	6
Train operators	JR East; JR West; Echigo Tokimeki Railway;
Other information
Status	staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
History
Opened	14 March 2015; 9 years ago
Passengers
	2,131 (FY2017, JR); 394 (FY2017, Echigo Tokimeki)
Services
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	Jōetsumyōkō Station Location within Myoko Haneuma Line Jōetsumyōkō Station Jōetsumyōkō Station (Japan)

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]

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

Jōetsumyōkō Station under construction in July 2014

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

In fiscal 2017, the Myōkō Hanauma Line portion of the station was used by an average of 934 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[7] In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 2,131 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[8]

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.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tokunaga, Yasushi (December 2013). 上越妙高駅に生まれ変わる脇野田駅 [Wakinoda Station to be reborn as Joetsu-Myoko Station]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 53 (632). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.: 26–27.
^ ^a ^b Osano, Kagetoshi (March 2015). 　北陸新幹線並行在来線各社の姿 [Guide to companies operating conventional lines alongside the Hokuriku Shinkansen]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). 44 (371). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun: 28–33.
^ 北陸新幹線の概要 [Hokuriku Shinkansen Overview] (in Japanese). Japan: Joetsu City. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
^ JR Timetable, February 2015
^ 上越市新幹線駅周辺地区まちなみ形成構想 [Surrounding area of shinkansen station in Joetsu] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Joetsu City. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
^ 北陸新幹線の新駅（仮称：上越駅）の駅名について [Details of station name for new station on Hokuriku Shinkansen] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
^ 平成29年度の乗車状況（平成29年4月1日～平成30年3月31日）［各駅の１日平均乗車人員 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.