Higashidate Station

Higashidate Station

東館駅
Higashidate Station; 東館駅
	Higashidate Station in March 2008
General information
Location	Higashidate Ishida 32, Yamatsuri-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-5118; Japan
Coordinates	36.8701°N 140.4231°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Suigun Line
Distance	71.0 km from Mito
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 16, 1930
Passengers
FY2018	80 daily
Services
Location
	Higashidate Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Higashidate Station Higashidate Station (Japan)

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).

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]

Bus routes

Fukushima Transportation
- For Ōnukari Myōjin[2]
- For Kami-myoga via Yamatsuriyama Station and Takachihara-iriguchi[3]
- For Oiwake

Surrounding area

National Route 118
National Route 349
Yamatsuri Town Hall
Yamatsuri Industrial Park

References

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.
Ten minute's walk brings from this bus stop to Satokawa-iriguchi bus stop on Japan National Route 349 for 800m. You are able to transfer onto the route bus which runs between Satokawa-iriguchi bus stop and Hitachi-Ōta Station.
Fifty minute's walk brings from this bus stop to Shimonomiya Station bus stop for 4km on Japan National Route 118. You are able to transfer onto the route bus which runs between Shimonomiya Station bus stop and Hitachi-Daigo Station.

External links

Media related to Higashidate Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[jreast2018stats-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.

[2] Ten minute's walk brings from this bus stop to Satokawa-iriguchi bus stop on Japan National Route 349 for 800m. You are able to transfer onto the route bus which runs between Satokawa-iriguchi bus stop and Hitachi-Ōta Station.

[3] Fifty minute's walk brings from this bus stop to Shimonomiya Station bus stop for 4km on Japan National Route 118. You are able to transfer onto the route bus which runs between Shimonomiya Station bus stop and Hitachi-Daigo Station.