Mikawachi Station Explained

Mikawachi Station
Native Name:三河内駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrk
Style:JR Kyushu
Address:296 Mikawachihonmachi, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-3151
Country:Japan
Coordinates:33.1502°N 129.8293°W
Operator: JR Kyushu
Line: Sasebo Line
Distance:35.7 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks:2 + 1 siding
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No – platforms linked by footbridge
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:83 daily
Pass Year:FY2014
Map Type:Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Mikawachi Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]

Lines

The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 35.7 km from the starting point of the line at . Only Sasebo Line local services stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks with a siding branching off track 2. The station building is a small wooden structure which houses a ticket window but which is presently unstaffed. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3] [4]

Platforms

History

The private Kyushu Railway had opened a track from to and Takeo (today) by 5 May 1895. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended further west with Haiki opening as the new western terminus on 10 July 1897. Mikawachi was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, station became part of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and track serving the station was redesignated the Sasebo Line. 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 2014, there were a total of 30,338 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 83 passengers.[5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JR Kyushu Route Map. JR Kyushu. 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: 三河内. Mikawachi. 22 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. 27, 71.
  4. Web site: 三河内. Mikawachi. 22 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 第63版(平成28年)長崎県統計年鑑. Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 63rd Edition 2016. 16 March 2018. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.