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
General information
Location	Higashidate Ishida 32, Yamatsuri-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-5118 Japan
Coordinates	36.8701°N 140.4231°E / 36.8701; 140.4231
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
Preceding station JR East Following station Yamatsuriyama towards Mito Suigun Line Minami-Ishii towards Kōriyama
Location Higashidate Station Location within Fukushima Prefecture Show map of Fukushima Prefecture Higashidate Station Higashidate Station (Japan) Show map of 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]

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

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan