Urasa Station

{{short description|Railway station in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Urasa Station

| native_name = 浦佐駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| style = JR East

| type =

| image = Urasa Station East Exit 20040912.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Urasa Station East Entrance in September 2004

| other_name =

| address = 719-2 Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken

| country = Japan

| coordinates =

| operator = {{ric|JR East|name=y}}

| line = {{Plainlist|

{{ric|JR East|Joetsu Shinkansen|name=y}}
{{rcb|JR East|Joetsu|yes}}

}}

| distance =

| platforms = 2 side platforms (Shinkansen)
2 island platforms (conventional line)

| tracks = 6

| connections =

| structure = Elevated (Shinkansen)
At grade (conventional line)

| code =

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=257}}

| opened = {{start date and age|1923|09|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 1,444 (daily)

| pass_year = FY2015

| services = {{Adjstn|system=JR East|line1=Joetsu Shinkansen

|type1=Toki|left1=Echigo-Yuzawa|right1=Nagaoka

|line2=Joetsu|left2=Itsukamachi|right2=Yairo}}

| map_type = Japan Niigata Prefecture#Japan

}}

{{nihongo|Urasa Station|浦佐駅|Urasa-eki}} is a railway station in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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 {{STN|Takasaki|x}} and 198.6 kilometers from {{STN|Ōmiya|x|Saitama}}.

Station layout

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 {{nihongo|Reserved Seat Ticket Vending Machine with the capability to call an operator to purchase tickets|話せる指定席券売機|hanaseru shiteiseki kenbaiki}}.[https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=257 駅の情報（浦佐駅）], Station Information (Urasa Station).

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|name=Joetsu Line|col=deepskyblue|dir=for {{STN|Nagaoka|x}} and {{STN|Niigata|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2/3|nidx=Joetsu Line|col=deepskyblue|dir= (not normally used)}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|nidx=Joetsu Line|col=deepskyblue|dir=for {{STN|Echigo-Yuzawa|x}} and {{STN|Minakami|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=11|name=Joetsu Shinkansen|col=Green|dir=for {{STN|Nagaoka|x}} and {{STN|Niigata|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=12|first=3|nidx=Joetsu Shinkansen|col=Green|dir=for {{STN|Echigo-Yuzawa|x}} and {{STN|Tokyo|x}}}}

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 1,444 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2015_05.html|script-title=ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)|year= 2016|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 5 July 2016}}