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Echigo-Ishiyama Station 
Summary
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 | |||||||||||
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 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°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 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 November 1960 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 2,063 daily | ||||||||||
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| Location | |||||||||||
  Echigo-Ishiyama Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line  Echigo-Ishiyama Station Echigo-Ishiyama Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
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 edit
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 -
Gate -
East side（September 2015）
Platforms edit
| 1 (West) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niigata |
| 2 (East) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Nagaoka |
History edit
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 edit
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,063 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Ishiyama Middle School
- Nakanoyama Elementary School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- JR East station information (in Japanese)