Higashihama Station | |
Native Name: | 東浜駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | Kugami, Iwami-cho, Iwami-gun, Tottori-ken 681-0011 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 35.5997°N 134.3627°W |
Owned: | JR West |
Operator: | JR West |
Line: | San'in Main Line |
Distance: | 207.5km (128.9miles) from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 58 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Tottori Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Higashihama Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the town of Iwami, Iwami District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Higashihama Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 207.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . Only local trains stop at this station.
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Higashihama Station opened on January 1, 1950. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 58 passengers daily.[2] [3]
The north of the station is the Sea of Japan, and the coast near the station is open to the public as Higashihama Beach.