Urasa Station
浦佐駅 |
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Urasa Station East Entrance in September 2004
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Location | 719-2 Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken Japan |
Operated by | JR East |
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Platforms | 2 side + 2 island platforms |
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Website | www |
History | |
Opened | 1 September 1923 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2015) | 1,444 (daily) |
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Urasa Station (浦佐駅 Urasa-eki?) is a railway station in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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.
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 Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
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.
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,444 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Coordinates: 37°10′02″N 138°55′21″E / 37.167152°N 138.922619°E