Urasa Station 浦佐駅
Urasa Station East Entrance in September 2004
General information
Location	719-2 Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	Jōetsu Shinkansen      Jōetsu Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (Shinkansen) 2 island platforms (conventional line)
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Shinkansen) At grade (conventional line)
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=257
History
Opened	1 September 1923; 100 years ago (1923-09-01)
Passengers
FY2015	1,444 (daily)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Yuzawa towards Tokyo Jōetsu Shinkansen Toki Nagaoka towards Niigata Itsukamachi towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Yairo towards Nagaoka
Location
Urasa Station Location within Niigata Prefecture Show map of Niigata Prefecture Urasa Station Urasa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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 Takasaki and 198.6 kilometers from Ōmiya.

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 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).^[1]

Platforms

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).^[2]

Surrounding area

• International University of Japan
• National Route 17
• Urasa Ski Resort