Kamihama Station (上浜駅, Kamihama eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikaho, Akita, Japan, operated by JR East.

Kamihama Station

上浜駅
Kamihama Station in May 2019
General information
LocationSunayama-4 Kisakatamachi Araigama, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0135
Japan
Coordinates39°9′53″N 139°54′10.1″E / 39.16472°N 139.902806°E / 39.16472; 139.902806
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Distance198.5 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 1, 1952
Passengers
FY201418 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Kosagawa
towards Niitsu
Uetsu Main Line Kisakata
towards Akita
Location
Kamihama Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Kamihama Station
Kamihama Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Kamihama Station is located in Japan
Kamihama Station
Kamihama Station
Kamihama Station (Japan)

Lines

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Kamihama Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 198.5 km from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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1  Uetsu Main Line for Ugo-Honjō and Akita
2  Uetsu Main Line for Tsuruoka and Sakata

History

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Kamihama Station opened on March 1, 1952 as a station on the JNR (Japan National Railway). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 18 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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  National Route 7

References

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  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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  Media related to Kamihama Station at Wikimedia Commons