Yoneyama Station

Yoneyama Station 米山駅
Yoneyama Station, April 2006
General information
Location	302 Yoneyama-cho, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata (新潟県柏崎市米山町302 ) Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
History
Opened	1897
Previous names	Hassaki Station (to 1961)
Passengers
34(2010)
Location Yoneyama Station Location within Japan

Yoneyama Station (米山駅, Yoneyama-eki) is a railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yoneyama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 23.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is unattended, but doubles as the local office of the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA).

Platforms

south	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Naoetsu
north	■ Shin'etsu Main Line	for Kashiwazaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shin'etsu Main Line
Kakizaki		-	Kasashima

History

Yoneyama Station opened on 13 May 1897 as Hassaki Station (鉢崎駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 20 March 1961. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Yoneyama Swimming Beach
• Hassaki Post Office
• Japan National Route 8

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• JR East station information Template:Ja icon