Yoneyama Station

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Yoneyama Station 米山駅
Yoneyama Station, April 2006
General information
Location	302 Yoneyama-cho, Kashiwazaki-shi, Niigata-ken 949-3675 Japan
Coordinates	37°19′01″N 138°25′53″E / 37.3170°N 138.4314°E / 37.3170; 138.4314
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Shin'etsu Main Line
Distance	23.5 km to Naoetsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	unstaffed
History
Opened	13 May 1897; 126 years ago (1897-05-13)
Previous names	Hassaki Station (to 1961)
Passengers
34 (FY2010)
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kakizaki towards Naoetsu Shin'etsu Main Line Local Kasashima towards Niigata
Location
Yoneyama Station Location within JR Shinetsu Main Line Show map of JR Shinetsu Main Line Yoneyama Station Yoneyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Yoneyama Station (米山駅, Yoneyama-eki) is a railway station in the city of Kashiwazaki, Niigata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Yoneyama Station is served by the Shin'etsu Main Line and is 23.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Naoetsu.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station is unattended, but doubles as the local office of the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA).

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  Platforms (May 2015)
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  Waiting room (May 2015)

Platforms

History

Yoneyama Station opened on 13 May 1897 as Hassaki Station (鉢崎駅). The station was renamed to its present name on 20 March 1961. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

• Yoneyama Swimming Beach
• Hassaki Post Office
• National Route 8

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

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• JR East station information (in Japanese)

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