Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station (関門海峡めかり駅, Kanmonkaikyō-Mekari-eki) is a train station in Moji ward of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line, a heritage railway operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. It is the northernmost train station in Kyushu.
Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station 関門海峡めかり駅 | |||||||||||
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_Station_20170811.jpg) Station entrance | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′39″N 130°58′03″E / 33.9607°N 130.9676°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Heisei Chikuhō Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mojikō Retro Scenic Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.1 from Kyushu Railway History Museum | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 26 April 2009 | ||||||||||
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The station name is derived from its position next to the Kanmon Straits and that it's within Mekari Park (和布刈公園).
Overview
editOnly a single four-car passenger train named the Shiokaze (潮風号) serves this station, operating between March and November. Except for certain weeks, trains only operate on the weekends and holidays. Eleven round-trip services are run per day at 40-minute intervals.[1]
External links
edit- Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station (Mojikō Retro Scenic Line website)
References
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