Bingo-Mikkaichi Station
Bingo-Mikkaichi Station 備後三日市駅 | |||||||||||
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 Bingo-Mikkaichi Station in 2007 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Uehara-chō, Shōbara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 727-0022 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°51′16.42″N 132°59′53.9″E / 34.8545611°N 132.998306°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Geibi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 70.5 km (43.8 mi) from Bitchū-Kōjiro | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 April 1930 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Mikkaichi (to 1933) | ||||||||||
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| 2019 | 1 daily | ||||||||||
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Bingo-Mikkaichi Station (備後三日市駅, Bingo-Mikkaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Uehara-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines[edit]
Bingo-Mikkaichi Station is served by the Geibi Line , and is located 70.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 76.9 kilometers from Niimi.
Station layout[edit]
The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a small waiting room, and the station is unattended. Although a ground-level station, it is located on a hill above the neighboring hamlet.
History[edit]
Bingo-Mikkaichi Station was opened on April 25, 1930 as the Mikkkaichi Stop (三日市停留場, Mikkaichi Teiryūba)on the Geibi Railway. It was renamed and elevated to a full station on June 1, 1933 when the line was nationalized. It became part of JR West on April 1, 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Shobara Municipal Higashi Elementary School
- Hiroshima Prefectural Shobara Kakuchi High School
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links[edit]
Media related to Bingo-Mikkaichi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Bingo-Mikkaichi Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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