title: Nishiyama Station (Niigata)
text: # Nishiyama Station (Niigata)
  
  Nishiyama Station (西山駅, Nishiyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nishiyama Station is served by the Echigo Line and is 12.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kashiwazaki Station.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of a two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.
  
  The station is unattended. Suica farecard cannot be used at this station.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Echigo Line | for Yoshida, Niigata, for Kashiwazaki |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Echigo Line | for Kashiwazaki (peak time only) |
  
  ## History
  
  Nishiyama Station opened on 11 November 1912. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 1992.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * National Route 116
  * Nishiyama Post Office
  