Shimohama Station

Shimohama Station
下浜駅
Shimohama Station, September 2005
Location
Prefecture Akita
(See other stations in Akita)
City Akita
Neighborhood etc. 1 Shimono, Shimohama-Hanekawa
Postal code010-1503
(in Japanese)秋田県秋田市下浜羽川字下野1
History
Year opened 1920
Rail services
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line

Shimohama Station (下浜駅 Shimohama-eki) is a railway station on the Uetsu Main Line in Akita, Akita, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Shimohama Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 258.4 km from the starting point of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

Shimohama Station has a side platform and an island platform connected by an overpass, serving three tracks. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 Uetsu Main Line for Araya and Akita
2 Uetsu Main Line passing track
3 Uetsu Main Line for Ugo-Honjō and Sakata

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Michikawa   Local   Katsurane

History

Shimohama Station opened on February 22, 1920.[1] With the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Surrounding area

References

  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 135. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

External links

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Coordinates: 39°37′7.32″N 140°3′51.34″E / 39.6187000°N 140.0642611°E