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Higashi-Noshiro Station (東能代駅, Higashi-Noshiro-eki, lit. "East Noshiro Station") is a railway station in Noshiro, Akita, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Higashi-Noshiro is served by the Ōu Main Line and Gonō Line. It is located 355.4 km from the terminus of the Ōu Main Line at Fukushima Station, and it is the southern terminus of the Gonō Line.
Station layout
Higashi-Noshiro Station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving a total of three tracks. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
History
The station opened on November 1, 1901 as Noshiro Station (能代駅). It was renamed Hataori Station (機織駅) on November 1, 1909, and renamed Higashi-Noshiro Station on June 15, 1943. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 513 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).