Nishime Station

39°20′51.1″N 140°1′6.7″E / 39.347528°N 140.018528°E / 39.347528; 140.018528Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Uetsu Main LineDistance223.1 kilometers from NiitsuPlatforms1 island + side platformOther informationStatusUnmanned stationWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJune 30, 1922PassengersFY2018294 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Nikaho towards Niitsu		Uetsu Main Line		Ugo-Honjō towards Akita

Location
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Nishime Station (西目駅, Nishime eki) 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 223.1 kilometres (138.6 mi) 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

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Ugo-Honjō and Sakata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Akita
3	■ Uetsu Main Line	siding

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]

Surrounding area

• National Route 7

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Nishime Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)