Mitsuseki Station Explained
| Mitsuseki Station |
| Style: | JR East |
| Native Name: | 三関駅 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Address: | 5 Futatsubashi, Kamiseki, Yuzawa-shi, Akita-ken 012-0864 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Operator: | JR East |
| Line: | Ōu Main Line |
| Distance: | 204.4 km from |
| Platforms: | 1 side platform |
| Tracks: | 1 |
| Opened: | 5 November 1923 |
| Rebuilt: | 2017 |
| Passengers: | 40 daily |
| Pass Year: | FY2007 |
| Map Type: | Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan |
| Map Dot Label: | Mitsuseki Station |
is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Mitsuseki Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 204.4km (127miles) from the starting point of the line at Fukushima Station.
Station layout
The station has one side platform serving a single bi-directional line. The station is unattended.
History
Mitsuseki Station opened on July 1, 1930.[1] The station has been unattended since December 1979. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.[1]
The station building was replaced by a temporary structure in August 2017, with a new building completed in December 2017.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2007 (the last year for which data was published), the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
| Fiscal year | Daily average |
|---|
| 2000 | 81[4] |
| 2005 | 49[5] |
| 2007 | 40 | |
Surrounding area
See also
Notes and References
- Book: ja: 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編. Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR. JTB . Ishino. Tetsu. 1998 . Japan . Japanese . II. 532–533. 4-533-02980-9.
- Web site: http://railf.jp/news/2017/08/08/060000.html . ja: 奥羽本線 三関駅・柳田駅で駅舎を改築 . Mitsuseki and Yanagita Stations on Ou Main Linen to be rebuilt . 8 August 2017. Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808011914/http://railf.jp/news/2017/08/08/060000.html . 8 August 2017. live . 8 August 2017.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2007_05.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2007年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2007). 2008. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808011116/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2007_05.html . 8 August 2017. live . 8 August 2017.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_05.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2000年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000). 2001. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808011325/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2000_05.html . 8 August 2017. live . 8 August 2017.
- Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_05.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2005年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005). 2006. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20170808011228/http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2005_05.html . 8 August 2017. live . 8 August 2017.
