Sakuranbo Higashine Station

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Sakuranbo Higashine Station (さくらんぼ東根駅 Sakuranbo Higashine eki^?)

Station statistics

Coordinates

38°25′42″N 140°22′52″E / 38.4284, 140.381Coordinates: 38°25′42″N 140°22′52″E / 38.4284, 140.381

Platforms

Other information

Opened

1999-12-04

Accessible

Services

Preceding station		JR East		Following station
Tendō toward Fukushima		Yamagata Shinkansen		Murayama toward Shinjō
Jimmachi toward Fukushima		Ōu Main Line		Higashine toward Aomori

Sakuranbo Higashine Station (さくらんぼ東根駅) is a JR East railway station located in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

1 Line
2 Surrounding area
3 History
4 Adjacent stations
5 References

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[edit] Surrounding area

Higashine is located in the central part of Yamagata Prefecture, in the Murayama Basin. The city counts as neighbors, Sendai City to the east and Yamagata City to the south and Tendo City. Higasine slso abounds with its nature rich garden and hot springs. Three national highways; routes 13, 48 and 287 also pass nearby. The Yamagata Bullet train Sakuranbo-Higashine Station and the Yamagata Airport are strategically located as well, facilitating the traffic for high technology industries within the prefecture, making Higashine a major industrial center.^[1]

The eastern view from the station affords a dramatic panorama of snow capped mountains.^[2]

[edit] History

December 4, 1999: Station begins operation as part of the Yamagata Shinkansen development.

[edit] Adjacent stations

v • d • e Stations of the JR Yamagata Shinkansen Line

Fukushima - Yonezawa - Takahata - Akayu - Kaminoyama Onsen - Yamagata - Tendō - Sakurambo Higashine - Murayama - Ōishida - Shinjō For stations between Tokyo and Fukushima, see Tōhoku Shinkansen