Higashi-Noshiro Station

Higashi-Noshiro Station (東能代駅, Higashi-Noshiro-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Noshiro, Akita, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)

Higashi-Noshiro Station

東能代駅
Higashi-Noshiro Station in April 2014
LocationShimoakudo, Kairagefuchi, Noshiro-shi, Akita-ken 016-0121
Japan
Coordinates40°11′29.05″N 140°3′57.33″E
Operated by
  • JR East
  • JR Freight
Line(s)
Distance355.4 km from Fukushima
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Other information
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1300
History
Opened1 November 1901
Previous names
  • Noshiro (until 1909)
  • Hataori (1909 - 1943)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)500 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Moritake
toward Akita
 Tsugaru Futatsui
toward Aomori
Ōu Main Line
Rapid
Kita-Kanaoka
toward Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
 Tsurugata
toward Aomori
Terminus Gono Line
Rapid
 Noshiro
One-way operation
Gono Line
Local
 Noshiro
toward Hirosaki
Location
Higashi-Noshiro Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Higashi-Noshiro Station
Higashi-Noshiro Station (Japan)

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, and it is the southern terminus of the 147.2 kilometer Gonō Line.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Suica automated turnstiles as well as a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Akita and Niigata
2 ■ Ōu Main Line for Ōdate and Aomori
■ Gonō Line for Iwadate and Fukaura
3 ■ Gonō Line for Iwadate and Fukaura

History

The station opened on November 1, 1901 as Noshiro Station (能代駅).[1] It was renamed Hataori Station (機織駅) on November 1, 1909, and renamed Higashi-Noshiro Station on June 15, 1943.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 500 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
  • Higashi-Noshiro post office
  • Noshiro High School
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See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 548. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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