Echigo-Ishiyama Station

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Echigo-Ishiyama Station

越後石山駅
Echigo-Ishiyama-St.jpg
East side of Echigo-Ishiyama Station in December 2009
Location5 Ishiyama, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0852
Japan
Coordinates37°53′48″N 139°05′43″E / 37.8966°N 139.0954°E / 37.8966; 139.0954Coordinates: 37°53′48″N 139°05′43″E / 37.8966°N 139.0954°E / 37.8966; 139.0954
Operated byJR logo (east).svg JR East
Line(s) Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance132.2 km from Naoetsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1960
Passengers
FY20172,063 daily
Services
Preceding station JR logo (east).svg JR East Following station
Kameda
towards Naoetsu
Shin'etsu Main Line
Local
Niigata
Terminus
Location
Echigo-Ishiyama Station is located in JR Shinetsu Main Line
Echigo-Ishiyama Station
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.

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[]

  1. ^ 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[]

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