Higashi-Mihama Station

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Higashi-Mihama Station 東美浜駅
Higashi-Mihama station platform (September 2006)
Location	18-10 Ota, Mihamacho, Mikata-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1206 Japan
Coordinates	35°36′51″N 135°59′07″E / 35.6141°N 135.9854°E / 35.6141; 135.9854Coordinates: 35°36′51″N 135°59′07″E / 35.6141°N 135.9854°E / 35.6141; 135.9854
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	12.7 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1961
Passengers
FY2016	34 daily
Location
Higashi-Mihama Station Location within Japan

Higashi-Mihama Station (東美浜駅, Higashi-Mihama-eki) is a railway station in the town of Mihama, Mikata District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[]

Higashi-Mihama Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 12.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout[]

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations[]

History[]

Higashi-Mihama Station opened on 1 August 1961. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 34 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[]

• Mihama-Higashi Elementary School

See also[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Higashi-Mihama Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)