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Sakurambo-Higashine Station (さくらんぼ東根駅, Sakuranbo-Higashine-eki) is a junction railway station in the city of Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Sakurambo-Higashine Station

さくらんぼ東根駅
West entrance in January 2008
General information
Location1-1, Sakurambo Ekimae 1-chōme, Higashine-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-3720
Japan
Coordinates38°25′43″N 140°22′51″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
  • Yamagata Shinkansen
  • Ōu Main Line
Distance108.1 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
History
Opened4 December 1999
Passengers
FY20181363 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Tendō
towards Tokyo
Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa Murayama
towards Shinjō
Jimmachi
towards Fukushima
Yamagata Line Higashine
towards Shinjō
Location
Sakurambo-Higashine Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Sakurambo-Higashine Station
Sakurambo-Higashine Station (Japan)

Lines


Sakurambo-Higashine Station is served by the Ōu Main Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen. It is located 108.1 kilometers from the terminus of both lines at Fukushima Station.


Station layout


The station has two opposed side platforms and connected to the three-story station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.


Platforms


1  Yamagata Shinkansen for Yamagata, Fukushima, Ōmiya, and Tokyo
 Yamagata Line for Tendō, and Yamagata
2  Yamagata Shinkansen for Murayama
for Shinjō
 Yamagata Line for Murayama
for Shinjō

History


The station began operation on December 4, 1999 as part of the Yamagata Shinkansen project.


Passenger statistics


In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1363 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]


Surrounding area


Higashine is in the central part of Yamagata Prefecture, in the Murayama Basin. Sendai City is to the east, Yamagata City to the south, and Tendo City. Higashine abounds with rich nature and hot springs. Three national highways — National Route 13, National Route 48 and National Route 287 — pass nearby. Yamagata Airport is in the city, facilitating traffic for high technology industries in the prefecture, making Higashine a major industrial center.[2]

The eastern view from the station affords a dramatic panorama of snow-capped mountains.[3]


References


  1. 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.
  2. "THE HIGASHINE CITY - Location and Topography". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  3. mshimizu. "Panoramio - Looking North at Mountains from Sakuranbo Station". Retrieved 2008-03-21.





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