Michinoo Station Explained

Michinoo Station
Native Name:道ノ尾駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:Kodago, Nagayo-cho, Nishisonogi-gun, Nagasak-ken 851-2127
Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.8044°N 129.8528°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Nagasaki Main Line
Distance:18.9 km from (starting point of branch)
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Parking:Available
Bicycle:Bike shed
Accessible:Yes - no steps to platform
Status:Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Passengers:950 daily
Pass Year:FY2020
Pass Rank:139th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Map Type:Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Michinoo Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nagayo, Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the old line or the branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 18.9 km from the branch point at . Only local trains run on this branch.[2]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. The station building is a timber structure of traditional Japanese design and houses a waiting room and staffed ticket window. A bike shed and parking lots are available at the station forecourt. Across from the platform can be seen the remnants of another, disused platform and the trackbed of a second track, now removed.[3] [4]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5] [6]

History

The private Kyushu Railway, had opened a track from to by 5 May 1895, and thereafter expanding southwards in phases, as part of the construction of a line to Nagasaki. Separately, a track was laid from (then known as Nagasaki) north to Nagayo, which opened on 22 July 1897 as the terminus. On the same day, Michinoo was opened as an intermediate station between Urakami and Nagayo. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki, Ōmura, Michinoo to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between through to Urakami was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Michinoo became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 950 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 139th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 道ノ尾. Michinoo. 18 March 2018. JR Kyushu official station website.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951647. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area. Japanese. 44, 69.
  4. Web site: 道ノ尾. Michinoo. 18 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 長崎支店内各駅. Stations within the Nagasaki Branch. 18 March 2018. JRTE website.
  6. Web site: 道ノ尾駅. Michinoo Station. 18 March 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  7. Web site: 駅別乗車人員上位300駅(2020年度). PDF. 2023-09-08.