Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station
Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station 黒部宇奈月温泉駅 | |||||||||||
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 The east side of Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station in January 2017 | |||||||||||
| Japanese name | |||||||||||
| Shinjitai | 黒部宇奈月温泉駅 | ||||||||||
| Kyūjitai | 黑部宇奈月溫泉驛 | ||||||||||
| Hiragana | くろべうなづきおんせんえき | ||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 3210-3 Wakaguri, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°52′29″N 137°28′56″E / 36.87472°N 137.48222°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Hokuriku Shinkansen | ||||||||||
| Distance | 253.1 km (157.3 mi) from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Shin-Kurobe Station | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Installation of Midori no Ticket Vending Machine Plus) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 March 2015 | ||||||||||
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Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station (黒部宇奈月温泉駅, Kurobe-Unazuki-onsen-eki) is a railway station on the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line in Kurobe, Toyama, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Shin-Kurobe Station on the Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line is connected to the station by a walkway.
Lines
[edit]Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station is served by the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Tokyo to Kanazawa, and is located 253.1 km (157.3 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Takasaki.[1] Only semi-fast Hakutaka Tokyo-to-Kanazawa services stop at Kurobe-Unazukionsen,[1] with a roughly hourly service in each direction.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of elevated platforms for the Hokuriku Shinkansen, with exits located on the east, west, and south sides of the station building.
Platforms
[edit]The elevated shinkansen platforms consist of two 312 m long side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are fitted with chest-high platform edge doors.[1]
| 1 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Nagano and Tokyo |
| 2 | ■ Hokuriku Shinkansen | for Toyama, Kanazawa and Tsuruga |
The departure melody used for the shinkansen platforms is "Kirameki: Mizu no Miyako kara" (煌～水の都から～), composed by singer-songwriter Kei Takahara, who was born in Toyama Prefecture.[2]
Facilities
[edit]The station has a Midori no ticket vending machine plus". Toilets are located on the ground floor, and waiting rooms and smoking rooms are provided on both of the platforms.
History
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Initially given the tentative name of Shin-Kurobe Station (新黒部駅, lit. "New Kurobe Station"), the station name of Kurobe-Unazukionsen was formally made public on 7 June 2013.[3] The name combines the name of the city of Kurobe with Unazuki Onsen, a nearby hot spring resort, and the base to ride The Kurobe Gorge Railway.[4]
Kurobe-Unazukionsen station opened for service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen on 14 March 2015.[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Shin-Kurobe Station on the Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line
- Hokuriku Expressway Kurobe Interchange
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The station forecourt in March 2015 -
The adjoining Shin-Kurobe Station on the Toyama Chiho Railway in March 2015
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c 北陸新幹線延伸開業区間新駅ガイド [Guide to new stations on the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44, no. 371. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. March 2015. p. 18.
- ^ 北陸新幹線 発車メロディの決定について [Departure melodies chosen for Hokuriku Shinkansen]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ 北陸新幹線 新駅の駅名などについて [Details of new Hokuriku Shinkansen station names] (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ 「黒部宇奈月温泉」北陸新幹線駅名に 温泉街から歓迎の声 [Onsen town welcomes Hokuriku Shinkansen station name of Kurobe-Unazukionsen]. Nihon Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
- ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
External links
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- JR West station information (in Japanese)
- Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station Archived 2013-10-13 at the Wayback Machine (City of Kurobe) (in Japanese)
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