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Sakurambo-Higashine Station (さくらんぼ東根駅, Sakuranbo-Higashine-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
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Sakuranbo-Higashine Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen. It is located 113.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
Sakuranbo-Higashine Station has two opposed side platforms and connected to the three-story station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Surrounding area
Higashine is in the central part of Yamagata Prefecture, in the Murayama Basin. Sendai City is to the east, Yamagata City to the south, and Tendo City. Higashine abounds with rich nature and hot springs. Three national highways — National Route 13, National Route 48 and National Route 287 — pass nearby. Yamagata Airport is in the city, facilitating traffic for high technology industries in the prefecture, making Higashine a major industrial center.
The eastern view from the station affords a dramatic panorama of snow-capped mountains.
History
The station began operation on December 4, 1999 as part of the Yamagata Shinkansen project. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.