Timetable information
Departure data for this station is not available on this site.
Location
History
Higashidate Station opened on 16 April 1930 on what is now the Suigun Line, in the town of Yamatsuri, Fukushima. On 1 October 1970 freight handling ceased, and on 1 June 1983, with the introduction of centralised traffic control on the Suigun Line, the station was destaffed; ticket sales were contracted to the local municipality as a simple-commission arrangement. Higashidate passed to JR East at the 1 April 1987 privatisation of JNR. A community space called "Higashidate Machiai-shitsu" was opened inside the building in March 2022, and the disused passing siding was taken out of service around June 2025, leaving a single platform.
Notes
The station name is written 東館, whereas the current official place-name of the surrounding locality in Yamatsuri is written 東舘 — the same name rendered with different characters.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: Mister0124 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18