Jimmachi Station

Jimmachi Station
神町駅

Jimmachi Station in May 2005
Location 1-1, Jimmachi-chūō 1-chōme, Higashine, Yamagata
(山形県東根市神町中央一丁目1-1)
Japan
Coordinates 38°24′46″N 140°22′43″E / 38.412703°N 140.378622°E / 38.412703; 140.378622Coordinates: 38°24′46″N 140°22′43″E / 38.412703°N 140.378622°E / 38.412703; 140.378622
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Ōu Main Line
History
Opened 1901
Traffic
Passengers (FY2004) 360 daily

Jimmachi Station (神町駅 Jimmachi-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Jimmachi Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 106.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Jimmachi Station originally had one island platform and one side platform; however, with the completion of the Yamagata Shinkansen, the island platform was removed to make way for tracks for the through traffic of the Shinkansen, leaving the station with a single side platform for bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Ōu Main Line for Yamagata, Murayama and Tendō
for Shinjō

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōu Main Line (Yamagata Line)
Midaregawa - Sakurambo-Higashine

History

Jimmachi Station opened on August 23, 1901. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

External links

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