Kamihama Station

Kamihama Station

上浜駅
Kamihama Station; 上浜駅
	Kamihama Station in May 2019
General information
Location	Sunayama-4 Kisakatamachi Araigama, Nikaho-shi, Akita-ken 018-0135; Japan
Coordinates	39°9′53″N 139°54′10.1″E / 39.16472°N 139.902806°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	198.5 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 1, 1952
Passengers
FY2014	18 daily
Services
Location
	Kamihama Station Location within Akita Prefecture Kamihama Station Kamihama Station (Japan)

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

Lines[edit]

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[edit]

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

Platforms[edit]

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

Surrounding area[edit]

National Route 7

References[edit]

^ 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.

External links[edit]

Media related to Kamihama Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Station information (in Japanese)

[jreast2014stats-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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