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Ishiuchi Station

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Operated by
  
JR East

Platforms
  
1 island platform

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
■Jōetsu Line

Passengers (FY2015)
  
135 daily

Opened
  
1925

Ishiuchi Station

Location
  
1 Ueno, Minamiuonuma, Niigata (新潟県南魚沼市上野1) Japan

Similar
  
Echigo‑Nakazato Station, Echigo‑Yuzawa Station, Jōetsu International Skiing Gr, Muikamachi Station, Itsukamachi Station

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).

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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.

History

Ishiuchi Station opened on 1 November 1925. 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).

Surrounding area

  • Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
  • Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Resort
  • References

    Ishiuchi Station Wikipedia