Higashi-Ōdate Station

Railway station in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan

40°16′0.06″N 140°33′16.51″E / 40.2666833°N 140.5545861°E / 40.2666833; 140.5545861Operated by

JR EastLine(s)■ Hanawa Line Distance103.3 kilometers from KōmaPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJuly 1, 1914PassengersFY2018218 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Ōdate Terminus		Hanawa Line		Ōgita towards Morioka

Location
Higashi-Ōdate Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Higashi-Ōdate Station Higashi-Ōdate Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Higashi-Ōdate Station (東大館駅, Higashi-Ōdate-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Higashi-Ōdate Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 103.3 km from the terminus of the line at Kōma.

Station layout

The station was built with an island platform, but one side of the platform is not in use, thus rendering the station to be a single side platform serving bi-directional traffic. The station is unattended. Higashi-Ōdate Station is administered by Kazuno-Hanawa Station and operated by Jaster Co., Ltd. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale.

History

Higashi-Ōdate Station was opened on July 1, 1914 on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the town of Ōdate, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system, which became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987. The station has been unattended since April 2003.