Jimba Station

Jimba Station 陣場駅
File:Jinba-sta.jpg Jimba Station (Nov 4, 2006)
Location	Aizomedai, Nagabashiri, Ōdate, Akita （秋田県大館市長走字相染台） Japan
Operated by	East Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ōu Main Line
History
Opened	1899

Jimba Station (陣場駅, Jinba-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Jimba Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 416.5 km from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Jimba Station consists of a single island platform and a single side platform serving three tracks. However, Platform 2 is not in use. The platforms are connected by an overpass. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Hirosaki and Akita
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for not normally in service
3	■ Ōu Main Line	for Ōdate and Akita

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ōu Main Line
Rapid: no stop
Shirasawa		Ōu Main Line		Tsugaru-Yunosawa

History

Jimba Station was opened on June 21, 1899 a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), serving village of Yatate, Akita. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was relocated to its present location in November 1970. The station has been unattended since October 1971.The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

• Hikage Onen
• Yatate Onsen

External links

• JR East Station information (Japanese)