Ishiuchi Station 石打駅
Ishiuchi Station, October 2005
General information
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 / 36.9889; 138.8041
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■Jōetsu Line
Distance	100.6 km from Takasaki
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1925; 98 years ago (1925-11-01)
Passengers
FY2017	122 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Echigo-Yuzawa towards Takasaki Jōetsu Line Ōsawa towards Nagaoka
Location
Ishiuchi Station Location within Japan

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).

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.

Platforms

History

Ishiuchi 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

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 122 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
• Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Resort