Gala-Yuzawa Station
Gala-Yuzawa Station ガーラ湯沢駅 | |||||||||||
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The station exterior in March 2012 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Yuzawa, Niigata Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°57′02″N 138°47′58″E / 36.950483°N 138.799478°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
| Line | Gala-Yuzawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from Echigo-Yuzawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Seasonal, staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 December 1990 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1,029 per day (FY2017) | |||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Gala-Yuzawa Station (Japanese: ガーラ湯沢駅, Hepburn: Gāra-Yuzawa-eki) is a seasonal railway station on the Gala-Yuzawa Line in the town of Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan. Operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the station serves the adjacent Gala Yuzawa ski resort and is open only during the winter ski season. The station opened on 20 December 1990.