Nishime Station (西目駅, Nishime eki) is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.
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Nishime Station 西目駅 | |||||||||||
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![]() Nishime Station in 2018 | |||||||||||
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Location | 8-5 Bentenmae, Nishimemachi-Numata, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken 018-0604 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°20′51.1″N 140°1′6.7″E | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Uetsu Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 223.1 kilometers from Niitsu | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island + side platform | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | June 30, 1922 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2018 | 294 | ||||||||||
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Nishime Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 223.1 kilometres (138.6 mi) from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.
The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is attended.
1 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Ugo-Honjō and Sakata |
2 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | for Akita |
3 | ■ Uetsu Main Line | siding |
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.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 294 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
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