Hakuba Station

Hakuba Station (白馬駅) is a railway station on the Ōito Line in the village of Hakuba, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines
Hakuba Station is served by the Ōito Line and is 59.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Matsumoto Station.

Layout
Hakuba Station consists of a one ground-level side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Highway buses

 * For Narita International Airport
 * Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station
 * For Nagano Station
 * For Matsumoto Bus Terminal(Matsumoto Station)

History
The station opened on 20 November 1932 as Shinano-Yotsuya Station (信濃四ツ谷駅). It was renamed Hakuba on 1 October 1968. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987 the station came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 321 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

 * Hakuba village hall
 * Hakuba High School
 * Hakuba village hall
 * Hakuba High School