Miwa Station Explained

Miwa Station
Native Name:三輪駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Symbol Location:jp
Symbol:jrw
Type:JR-West commuter rail station
Address:Ōaza Miwa,Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken 633-0001
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.5272°N 135.8484°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Operator:Unstaffed
Distance:18km (11miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform and 1 converted side platform
Tracks:2
Train Operators: JR-West
Connections:None
Structure:At grade
Parking:None
Bicycle: Available
Website:http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621708
Passengers:715 daily
Pass Year:2020
Map Type:Japan Nara Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Miwa Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17
Services Collapsible:yes

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakurai, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. It is 18.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .

Layout

Miwa Station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks, allowing trains to pass each other, and the effective length of the platform can accommodate up to six cars. There is a station building on the No. 1 (upbound) platform side, and an footbridge connects to No. 2 (downbound) platform.. The station is unattended.[1]

Platforms

History

Miwa Station opened on 11 May 1898 as a station on the Nara Railway. The Nara Railway was acquired by the Kansai Railway in 1905, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907.[2] With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 715 passengers.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 三輪駅. Miwa Station. 16 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  2. Book: 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 . 1998 . JTB . Nihon Kōtsū Kōsha, 日本交通公社. . 1998 . 4-533-02980-9 . Shohan . Tōkyō . ja . Encyclopedia of Station Changes . 41362424.
  3. https://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/295766/N031304.xls Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter 13: Transportation and Communications - JR Transportation Performance