Echigo-Ishiyama Station
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Echigo-Ishiyama Station 越後石山駅 | |||||||||||
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 East side of Echigo-Ishiyama Station in December 2009 | |||||||||||
| Location | 5 Ishiyama, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0852 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°53′48″N 139°05′43″E / 37.8966°N 139.0954°ECoordinates: 37°53′48″N 139°05′43″E / 37.8966°N 139.0954°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 132.2 km from Naoetsu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1960 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 2,063 daily | ||||||||||
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  Echigo-Ishiyama Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line | |||||||||||
Echigo-Ishiyama Station (越後石山駅, Echigo-Ishiyama-eki) is a train station in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Echigo-Ishiyama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 132.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu Station. The station is staffed.
Layout[]
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, serving two tracks. There is an underground passage outside the gate.
Station Name plate
Gate
East side（September 2015）
Platforms[]
| 1 (West) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niigata |
| 2 (East) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Nagaoka |
History[]
The station opened on 1 November 1960. 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,063 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[]
- Ishiyama Middle School
- Nakanoyama Elementary School
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links[]
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Niigata (city)
- Shin'etsu Main Line
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1960