Mikata Station

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Mikata Station 三方駅
Mikata Station in August 2009
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°E / 35.5555; 135.9094Coordinates: 35°33′20″N 135°54′34″E / 35.5555°N 135.9094°E / 35.5555; 135.9094
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[]

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[]

• List of railway stations in Japan

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mikata Station.

• Official website (in Japanese)