Nishibukuro Station

Nishibukuro Station
西袋駅

Nishibukuro Station (April 2010)
Location Nishibukuro, Shōnai, Higashitagawa, Yamagata
(山形県東田川郡庄内町西袋字駅前)
Japan
Operated by East Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
History
Opened 1950

Nishibukuro Station (西袋駅 Nishibukuro-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Shōnai, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Nishibukuro Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 151.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

Nishibukuro Station has two opposed side platforms connected by an overpass. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Uetsu Main Line for Tsuruoka, Atsumi Onsen and Murakami
2  Uetsu Main Line for Amarume, Sakata and Akita

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Fujishima - Amarume

History

Nishibukuro Station began as the Minami-Amarume Signal (南余目信号場) on June 1, 1944 and was elevated to a full station on March 15, 1950. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

Coordinates: 38°48′41.5″N 139°54′27.9″E / 38.811528°N 139.907750°E / 38.811528; 139.907750

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