Echigo-Ishiyama Station

37°53′48″N 139°05′43″E / 37.8966°N 139.0954°E / 37.8966; 139.0954Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Shin'etsu Main LineDistance132.2 km from NaoetsuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 November 1960; 63 years ago (1960-11-01)PassengersFY20172,063 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

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.

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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

References

External links

• JR East station information (in Japanese)