Higashine Station (東根駅, Higashine-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Higashine Station 東根駅 | |||||||||||
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 Higashine Station in September 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 8-1, Miyazaki 3-chōme, Higashine-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3705 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°27′04″N 140°23′03″E / 38.451114°N 140.384139°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 110.6 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 5, 1911 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editHigashine Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 110.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
editThe station has one island platform; however, with the completion of the Yamagata Shinkansen, one side of the platform is used for through traffic of the Shinkansen, leaving the station with effectively a single side platform for bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.
History
editHigashine Station opened as a signal stop on December 5, 1911. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.[1]
Surrounding area
edit- Higashime Post Office
- Higashine Onsen
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ishino, Tetsu (1 October 1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 Ⅱ [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR II] (in Japanese) (1st ed.). JTB. p. 530.
External links
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Media related to Higashine Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
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