Misumi Station (三角駅, Misumi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uki, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]
Misumi Station 三角駅  | |||||||||||
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 Misumi Station in January 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 159 Misumiura, Misumicho, Uki-shi, Kumamoto-ken 869-3207 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′27.77″N 130°28′11.23″E / 32.6077139°N 130.4697861°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■Misumi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.6 from Uto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 December 1899 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 252 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Misumi Line and is located 18.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Uto. Misumi Station is the terminus of the Misumi Line, and lies 25.6 km from the starting point of the line at Uto. It is also the one of the termini for the A-Train limited express, which operates between Misumi and Kumamoto Station.
Layout
editThe station consists of a single side platform serving one track at grade and one siding. The station building, built in 1907, has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.[2][3]
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Interior of station building -
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History
editThe station opened on 25 December 1899 on the Kyushu Railway, which was nationalized in 1907.[4] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 252 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 298th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Misumi Port
- Tenmon Bashi (first of the Five Bridges of Amakusa)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "三角駅" [Misumi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 34, 77. ISBN 9784062951654.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 701. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
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Media related to Misumi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Misumi Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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