Echigo-Shimoseki Station
Lines. Echigo-Shimoseki Station is served by the Yonesaka Line, and is located 79.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yonezawa Station. Station layout. The station has two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. History. Echigo-Shimoseki Station opened on 10 August 1931. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987. Passenger statistics. In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 90 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).