Mikata Station
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Mikata Station 三方駅 | |
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Location | 43-5 Mikata, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1303 Japan |
Coordinates | 35°33′20″N 135°54′34″E / 35.5555°N 135.9094°ECoordinates: 35°33′20″N 135°54′34″E / 35.5555°N 135.9094°E |
Operated by | JR West |
Line(s) | ■ Obama Line |
Distance | 24.7 km from Tsuruga |
Platforms | 1 side platform |
Tracks | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 15 December 1917 |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 89 daily |
Location | |
Mikata Station Location within Japan |
Mikata Station (三方駅, Mikata-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines[]
Mikata Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 24.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.
Station layout[]
The station consists of one island platform, of which one side is not in operation and is now a flower bed. The other side serves as a side platform serving a single bi-directional track, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Adjacent stations[]
« | Service | » | ||
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Obama Line | ||||
Kiyama | Local | Fujii |
History[]
Mikata Station opened on 15 December 1917. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 89 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area[]
- National Route 27
- National Route 162
- Wakasa Town Hall
- Torihama shell mound 15-20 min walk
- Wakasa Mikata Jomon Museum 20-25 min walk.
- Fukui Prefectural Varve Museum 20-25 min walk.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
External links[]
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- Official website (in Japanese)
- Obama Line
- Stations of West Japan Railway Company
- Railway stations in Fukui Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1917
- Wakasa, Fukui