:Gala-Yuzawa Station
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{{Infobox station
| name = Gala-Yuzawa Station
| native_name = ガーラ湯沢駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| symbol_location =
| symbol =
| type =
| style = JR East
| image = Gala-Yuzawa Station.JPG
| alt =
| caption = The station exterior in March 2012
| address = Yuzawa, Yuzawa-machi, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata-ken 949-6101
| country = Japan
| map_type = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|36.950483|138.799478|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}
| owned =
| operator = {{ric|JR East|name=y}}
| line = 20px Gala-Yuzawa Line
| elevation =
| distance = {{cvt|1.8|km}} from {{STN|Echigo-Yuzawa|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| tracks = 2
| bus_operators =
| connections =
| structure = At grade
| parking =
| bicycle =
| accessible =
| code =
| status = Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
| website = {{Official|1=www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=408}}
| opened = {{Start date|1990|12|20|df=y}}
| former =
| closed =
| passengers = 1,029 per day (FY2017)
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=JR East|line2=Joetsu Shinkansen|left2=Echigo-Yuzawa|type2=Tanigawa}}
}}
{{nihongo|Gala-Yuzawa Station|ガーラ湯沢駅|Gāra-yuzawa-eki}} is a seasonal railway station on the Gala-Yuzawa Line in the town of Yuzawa, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
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 Jōetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa services travelling to/from {{Stn|Tokyo|4=Tokyo Station}}. The station is open to passengers only during the winter ski season, usually from mid-December until early May.{{Cite web |title=リフト料金・営業時間 |url=https://gala.co.jp/winter/charges/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=ガーラ湯沢スキー場(新潟県湯沢町)｜GALA YUZAWA |language=ja}}
Services
All services on the line are Joetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa services operating to/from Tokyo, and only operate during the winter ski season.
{{Asof|2024|December}}, there are generally between 10 and 13 departures per day, with some trips operating only on weekends or on particular dates.{{Cite web |title=>GALA Yuzawa(Seasonal) Station Timetable（Joetsu Shinkansen） (JR East) |url=https://www.jreast-timetable.jp/en/2501/timetable/tt0408/0408010.html |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Official Web site of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=>GALA Yuzawa(Seasonal) Station Timetable（Joetsu Shinkansen） (JR East) |url=https://www.jreast-timetable.jp/en/2501/timetable/tt0408/0408011.html |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Official Web site of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) |language=en}} Selected weekend-only trips may terminate at {{Stn|Ueno}} instead of Tokyo.
Adult fares range between ¥250 for Echigo-Yuzawa and ¥7,220 for Tokyo.
Travel time to Tokyo Station is between 1 hour 17 minutes and 1 hour 37 minutes.
For travel outside train departure times during the winter ski season, free shuttle buses are available to/from Echigo-Yuzawa Station,{{Cite web |title=アクセス |url=https://gala.co.jp/winter/access/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=ガーラ湯沢スキー場(新潟県湯沢町)｜GALA YUZAWA |language=ja}} where Shinkansen and train services are available.
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks.{{cite magazine| title = 新幹線なのに在来線|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine | volume = 40| issue = 467| pages =66–67| publisher = Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan | date = March 2000}} The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter, ticket machines and automatic ticket gates.
The station entrance/exit is located inside the [https://gala.co.jp/en/ Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort] main building.{{Cite web |title=Gala Yuzawa Station · 1039-2 Yuzawa, Minamiuonuma District, Niigata 949-6101, Japan |url=https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Gala+Yuzawa+Station/@36.950208,138.7972165,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x601e01f87592febf:0xaac929de9de40a48!8m2!3d36.950208!4d138.7997968!16s/m/04y5fc4?entry=tts&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIPu8ASoASAFQAw== |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Google Maps |language=en}} Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort is owned by the JR East Group.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-02 |title=Advancement of the JR EAST Group’s Inbound Strategy |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/pdf/press_strategy_e.pdf |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=East Japan Railway Company}}
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1-2|first=4|name=Gala Yuzawa Line|col=Green|dir=for {{STN|Echigo-Yuzawa|x}}, {{STN|Omiya|x|Saitama}}, and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}
File:JR East GALA Yuzawa Station Ticket Counter.jpg|Ticket counter and ticket machines, December 2022
File:JR East GALA Yuzawa Station Gate.jpg|Ticket Gates, December 2022
File:Gala-yuzawa-Station-Platform.jpg|Platform, March 2010
File:Yuzawa 64.jpg|Platform, underneath Ski Resort main building, March 2023
History
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1,029 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2017_06.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)|year= 2018|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 September 2018}} The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
The station adjoins the Gala Yuzawa ski resort.
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=408 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.galaresort.jp/winter/english/ Gala Yuzawa Snow Resort website] {{in lang|en}}
{{Jōetsu Line}}
{{Joetsu Shinkansen}}
Category:Railway stations in Niigata Prefecture