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).
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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 | |||||||||||
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Location | 5 Ishiyama, Higashi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata-ken 950-0852 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37.8966°N 139.0954°E / 37.8966; 139.0954 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1960; 61 years ago (1960-11-01) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2017 | 2,063 daily | ||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
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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.
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, serving two tracks. There is an underground passage outside the gate.
1 (West) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niigata |
2 (East) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Nagaoka |
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.
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,063 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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Railway abandoned | |
Shinano Railway Line | |
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Shinano Railway Kita-Shinano Line |
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ETR Myōkō Haneuma Line |
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See also: Hokuriku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen All stations are part of Shin'etsu Main Line prior to Oct 1 1997. bold: Shirayuki stops |