Operated by JR East Opened 1911 | Line(s) Ōu Main Line Passengers (FY 2000) 327 daily | |
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Location 8-1, Miyazaki 3-chōme, Higashine, Yamagata（山形県東根市宮崎三丁目8-1）Japan | ||
Higashine Station (東根駅, Higashine-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
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
Higashine 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
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
References
Higashine Station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA