Higashine Station 東根駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Higashine Station in September 2008 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Ōu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 110.6 km from Fukushima | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | December 5, 1911 | ||||||||||
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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).
Lines
[edit]Higashine 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]Higashine 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.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Higashime Post Office
- Higashine Onsen
See also
[edit]External links
[edit] Media related to Higashine Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)