Ishiuchi Station (石打駅, Ishiuchi-eki) is a railway station on the Jōetsu Line in the city of Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ishiuchi Station 石打駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ishiuchi Station, October 2005 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Ueno, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata-ken 949-6373 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°59′20″N 138°48′15″E / 36.9889°N 138.8041°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■Jōetsu Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 100.6 km from Takasaki | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1925 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2017 | 122 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editIshiuchi 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
editThe 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
edit| 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa |
| 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
History
editIshiuchi 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
editIn fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 122 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
- Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Resort
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 108. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
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- Ishiuchi Station information (JR East) (in Japanese)
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