Nishime Station Explained

Nishime Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:西目駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:8-5 Bentenmae, Nishimemachi-Numata, Yurihonjō-shi, Akita-ken 018-0604
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Uetsu Main Line
Distance:223.1 kilometers from
Platforms:1 island + side platform
Status:Unmanned station
Opened:June 30, 1922
Passengers:294
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Akita Nishime#Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Nishime Station

is a railway station in the city of Yurihonjō, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East.

Lines

Nishime Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 223.1km (138.6miles) from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unmanned.

Platforms

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 294 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_07.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 21 December 2019.