Ishiuchi Station

Ishiuchi Station (石打駅, Ishiuchi-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ishiuchi Station

石打駅
Ishiuchi Station, October 2005
Location1 Ueno, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6373
Japan
Coordinates36.9889°N 138.8041°E / 36.9889; 138.8041
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■Jōetsu Line
Distance100.6 km from Takasaki
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1925
Passengers
FY2017122 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Echigo-Yuzawa
toward Takasaki
 Jōetsu Line Ōsawa
toward Nagaoka
Location
Ishiuchi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Ishiuchi Station is a station on the Jōetsu Line, and is located 100.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Takasaki.

Station layout

The station has a single elevated island platform connected to a two-story station building on its second floor. The station previously also had a side platform for use seasonally, which accounts for the odd platform numbering. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
2 ■ Jōetsu Line for Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa
3 ■ Jōetsu Line for Nagaoka, Niigata

History

Ishiuchi Station opened on 1 November 1925.[1] Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 122 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
  • Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Resort

See also

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 108. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 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.
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