Higashidate Station

Higashidate Station (東館駅, Higashidate-eki) is a railway station in the town of Yamatsuri, Fukushima, Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higashidate Station

東館駅
Higashidate Station in March 2008
LocationHigashidate Ishida 32, Yamatsuri-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-5118
Japan
Coordinates36.8701°N 140.4231°E / 36.8701; 140.4231
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Suigun Line
Distance71.0 km from Mito
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 16, 1930
Traffic
Passengers (FY2018)　80 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Yamatsuriyama
toward Mito
 Suigun Line Minami-Ishii
toward Kōriyama
Location
Higashidate Station
Location within Fukushima Prefecture
Higashidate Station
Higashidate Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashidate Station is served by the Suigun Line, and is located 71.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Mito. It is almost exactly halfway between Mito and the terminus of Kōriyama.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is attended.

Platforms
1 ■ Suigun Line for Mito
2 ■ Suigun Line for Iwaki-Ishikawa and Kōriyama

History

Higashidate Station opened on April 16, 1930. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 80 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
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See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

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