Kami-Iijima Station

上飯島駅
Northbound platform in June, 2023
General information
LocationIijima-nezumita, Akita-shi, Akita-ken011-0913
Japan
Coordinates39°46′45″N 140°04′07″E / 39.7792°N 140.0685°E / 39.7792; 140.0685
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance308.3 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedFebruary 10, 1964.
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Tsuchizaki
towards Akita
 Ōu Main Line
Rapid
 Oiwake
towards Aomori
Tsuchizaki
towards Shinjō
 Ōu Main Line
Local
Tsuchizaki
towards Akita
 Oga Line Oiwake
towards Oga
Location
Kami-Iijima Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Kami-Iijima Station
Kami-Iijima Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Kami-Iijima Station is located in Japan
Kami-Iijima Station
Kami-Iijima Station
Kami-Iijima Station (Japan)

Kami-Iijima Station (上飯島駅, Kami-Iijima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kami-Iijima Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 308.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station. The Oga Line train services also stop at this station, which is past the nominal terminus of the line at Oiwake.

Station layout

The station has two unnumbered opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms

west ■ Oga Line for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
■ Ōu Main Line for Oga
east ■ Ōu Main Line for Akita and Ōmagari

History

Kami-Iijima Station began as Kami-Iijima Signal Stop on September 2, 1944. It was closed from July 11, 1949 and reopened on April 10, 1954. It was made a passenger station on February 10, 1964.[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 127. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

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