Echigo-Ishiyama Station

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).

Echigo-Ishiyama Station 越後石山駅
East side of Echigo-Ishiyama Station in December 2009
General information
Location	5 Ishiyama, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0852 Japan
Coordinates	37.8966°N 139.0954°E / 37.8966; 139.0954
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	132.2 km from Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1960; 64 years ago (1960-11-01)
Passengers
FY2017	2,063 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kameda towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Niigata Terminus
Location Echigo-Ishiyama Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Echigo-Ishiyama Station Echigo-Ishiyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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.

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  Station Name plate
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  Gate
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  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

• List of railway stations in Japan