Gala Yuzawa Station
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Gala-Yuzawa Station
ガーラ湯沢駅 |
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The station exterior in March 2012
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| Location | Yuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101 Japan |
| Operated by |
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| Line(s) | ■ Gala-Yuzawa Line |
| Distance | 1.8 km from Echigo-Yuzawa |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 December 1990 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 1,127 per day (FY2015) |
Gala-Yuzawa Station (ガーラ湯沢駅 Gāra-yuzawa-eki?) is a seasonal railway station on the Gala-Yuzawa Line in Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
The station is served by the Gala-Yuzawa Line from Echigo-Yuzawa Station, and forms the only station on this 1.8 km branch line. Services are classed as "Limited express", although they are actually extensions of Joetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa services. The station is open to passengers only during the winter ski season, usually from mid-December until April.
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
The ticket barriers, January 2015
The station platforms, March 2010
The station opened on 20 December 1990.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,127 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.
Coordinates: 36°57′02″N 138°47′58″E / 36.950483°N 138.799478°E
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