Jōetsumyōkō Station
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Jōetsumyōkō
上越妙高 |
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| File:Jyoetsumyoko st.jpg
The station exterior in March 2015
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| Location | Yamato, Jōetsu-shi, Niigata-ken 943-0861 Japan |
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| Line(s) | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 6 |
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| Opened | 14 March 2015 |
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) and the third-sector railway operator Echigo Tokimeki Railway. It opened in March 2015.[1]
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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 semi-fast Tokyo-to-Kanazawa 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.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||
| Kagayaki: no stop | ||||
| Iiyama | Hakutaka | Itoigawa | ||
| Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line | ||||
| Takada | Shirayuki | Arai | ||
| Minami-Takada | Local | Kita-Arai | ||
History
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]
See also
References
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- JR East station information (Japanese)
- Echigo Tokimeki Railway station information (Japanese)
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