is a

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in the town of

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operated by

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in ...

(JR East).

Lines

Higashidate Station is served by the

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, and is located 71.0 rail kilometers from the official starting point of the line at . It is almost exactly halfway between Mito and the terminus of .

Station layout

The station has two opposed

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s connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is attended.

Platforms

History

Higashidate Station opened on April 16, 1930. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the

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of the

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(JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 80 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Bus routes

Fukushima Transportation is a rail and bus transportation company headquartered in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It operates the Iizaka Line rail line and an extensive bus network, which primarily serves the Nakadōri and northern section of the Hama ...

**For Ōnukari Myōjin **For Kami-myoga via Yamatsuriyama Station and Takachihara-iriguchiFifty 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. **For Oiwake

Surrounding area

* * *Yamatsuri Town Hall *Yamatsuri Industrial Park

References

External links

* Stations of East Japan Railway Company Railway stations in Fukushima Prefecture Suigun Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930 Yamatsuri, Fukushima {{Fukushima-railstation-stub