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Kami-Iijima Station

上飯島駅
Kami-Iijima Station; 上飯島駅
	Northbound platform in June, 2023
General information
Location	Iijima-nezumita, Akita-shi, Akita-ken011-0913; Japan
Coordinates	39°46′45″N 140°04′07″E / 39.7792°N 140.0685°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line; ■ Oga Line;
Distance	308.3 kilometers from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 10, 1964.
Services
Location
	Kami-Iijima Station Location within Akita Prefecture Kami-Iijima Station Kami-Iijima Station (Japan)

Kami-Iijima Station (上飯島駅, Kami-Iijima-eki) is a railway station in the city of Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines edit

Kami-Iijima Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 308.3 km from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station. The Oga Line train services also stop at this station, which is past the nominal terminus of the line at Oiwake.

Station layout edit

The station has two unnumbered opposed side platforms serving two tracks connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended.

Platforms edit

west	■ Oga Line	for Higashi-Noshiro and Hirosaki
west	■ Ōu Main Line	for Oga
east	■ Ōu Main Line	for Akita and Ōmagari

History edit

Kami-Iijima Station began as Kami-Iijima Signal Stop on September 2, 1944. It was closed from July 11, 1949 and reopened on April 10, 1954. It was made a passenger station on February 10, 1964.^[1] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.