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Higashi-Noshiro Station

東能代駅
Higashi-Noshiro Station; 東能代駅
	Higashi-Noshiro Station in April 2021
General information
Location	Shimoakudo, Kairagefuchi, Noshiro-shi, Akita-ken 016-0121; Japan
Coordinates	40°11′29.05″N 140°3′57.33″E / 40.1914028°N 140.0659250°E
Operated by	JR East; JR Freight;
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line; ■ Gonō Line;
Distance	355.4 km from Fukushima
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks	3
Other information
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1300
History
Opened	1 November 1901
Previous names	Noshiro (until 1909); Hataori (1909 - 1943);
Passengers
FY2018	500 daily
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	Higashi-Noshiro Station Location within Akita Prefecture Higashi-Noshiro Station Higashi-Noshiro Station (Japan)

Higashi-Noshiro Station (東能代駅, Higashi-Noshiro-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Noshiro, Akita, Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)

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, and it is the southern terminus of the 147.2 kilometer Gonō Line.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has automated ticket machines, Suica automated turnstiles as well as a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita and Niigata
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Ōdate and Aomori
2	■ Gonō Line	for Iwadate and Fukaura
3	■ Gonō Line	for Iwadate and Fukaura

History

The station opened on November 1, 1901 as Noshiro Station (能代駅).^[1] It was renamed Hataori Station (機織駅) on November 1, 1909, and renamed Higashi-Noshiro Station on June 15, 1943.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 500 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 548. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.