Ishiuchi Station

Location
	Ishiuchi Station Location within Japan

Ishiuchi Station

石打駅
Ishiuchi Station; 石打駅
	Ishiuchi Station, October 2005
General information
Location	1 Ueno, Minamiuonuma, Niigata; （新潟県南魚沼市上野1）; Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■Jōetsu Line
Platforms	1 island platform
History
Opened	1925
Passengers
FY2015	135 daily
Location
Location
	Ishiuchi Station Location within Japan

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

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Jōetsu Line
Echigo-Yuzawa		-	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 2015, the station was used by an average of 135 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Resort

References

^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 108. ISBN 4-533-00503-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Ishiuchi Station information (JR East) Template:Ja icon

36°59′20″N 138°48′15″E / 36.9889°N 138.8041°E / 36.9889; 138.8041

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[jnr1985-1] 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 108. ISBN 4-533-00503-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[jreast2015stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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