Higashi-Noshiro Station
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Higashi-Noshiro 東能代 | |
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 Higashi-Noshiro Station, April 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 60 Shimoakudo, Kairagebuchi, Noshiro, Akita （秋田県能代市鰄渕字下悪戸60） Japan |
| Operated by | JR East |
| Line(s) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Previous names | Hataori; Noshiro (until 1943) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2010 | 555 daily |
Higashi-Noshiro Station (東能代駅, Higashi-Noshiro-eki) is a railway station in Noshiro, Akita, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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 Station, and is the southern terminus of the Gonō Line.
Station layout
Higashi-Noshiro Station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving a total of three tracks. The station has 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 |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ōu Main Line | ||||
| Moritake | Tsugaru | Futatsui | ||
| Moritake | Akebono | Futatsui | ||
| Kita-Kanaoka | Local | Tsurugata | ||
| Gonō Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Noshiro | ||
History
Higashi-Noshiro Station opened on November 1, 1901[1] as Noshiro Station (能代駅) on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving the village of Ogifuchi, Akita. It was renamed Hataori Station (機織駅) on November 1, 1909, and renamed again to its present name on June 15, 1943. JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.
Surrounding area
- Higashi-Noshiro post office (delivery and collection office)
References
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 128. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
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