Echigo-Ishiyama Station
# Echigo-Ishiyama Station

Echigo-Ishiyama Station (越後石山駅, Echigo-Ishiyama-eki) is a train station in Higashi-ku, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

## Lines

Echigo-Ishiyama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line, and is 132.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Naoetsu Station. The station is staffed.

## Layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, serving two tracks. There is an underground passage outside the gate.

* Station Name plate
* Gate
* East side（September 2015）

### Platforms

| 1 (West) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niigata |
| - | - | - |
| 2 (East) | ■ Shin'etsu Main Line | for Niitsu, Nagaoka |

## History

The station opened on 1 November 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 2,063 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Ishiyama Middle School
* Nakanoyama Elementary School
