Higashine Station

Railway station in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Sakurambo-Higashine towards Fukushima		Yamagata Line		Murayama towards Shinjō

Location
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Higashine Station (東根駅, Higashine-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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

The 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.