title: Ishiuchi Station
text: # Ishiuchi Station
  
  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
  
  | 2 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa |
  | - | - | - |
  | 3 | ■ Jōetsu Line | for Nagaoka, Niigata |
  
  ## 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 2017, the station was used by an average of 122 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Ishiuchi Maruyama Ski Resort
  * Ishiuchi Hanaoka Ski Resort
  