Operated by JR East Platforms 2 side platforms Address Japan | Line(s) ■ Shin'etsu Main Line Passengers 34(2010) Opened 1897 | |
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Location 302 Yoneyama-cho, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata
(新潟県柏崎市米山町302 )
Japan Previous names Hassaki Station (to 1961) Similar Kasashima Station, Kitajō Station, Yasuda Station, Ōmigawa Station, Echigo‑Hirota Station | ||
Yoneyama Station (米山駅, Yoneyama-eki) is a railway station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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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).
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
References
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