Nishime Station

Nishime Station
西目駅

Nishime Station in 2007
Location 8-5 Bentenmae, Nishimemachi-Numata, Yurihonjō, Akita
(秋田県由利本荘市西目町沼田字弁天前8-5)
Japan
Operated by East Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
History
Opened 1922
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 374 daily

Nishime Station (西目駅 Nishime eki) is a JR East railway station located in Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Nishime Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 223.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

Nishime Station has a side platform and an island platform connected by an overpass, serving three tracks.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Ugo-Honjō - Nikaho

History

Nishime Station opened on June 30, 1922 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Rikuusai Line, serving the village of Nishime, Akita. It was switched to the control of the JGR Uetsu Main Line on April 20, 1924. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company. A new station building was completed in February 2006.

Surrounding area

External links

Coordinates: 39°20′51.1″N 140°1′6.7″E / 39.347528°N 140.018528°E / 39.347528; 140.018528

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