Miharashidai Station (見晴台駅, Miharashidai-eki) is a passenger railway station in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector transportation company, Minami Aso Railway.[1] [2]

Miharashidai Station

見晴台駅
Miharashidai Station
Miharashidai Station, November 2006
General information
LocationRyohei, Minamiaso-mura, Aso-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-1501
Japan
Coordinates32°49′03″N 131°06′36″E / 32.8174°N 131.1100°E / 32.8174; 131.1100
Operated by Minamiaso Railway
Line(s) Takamori Line
Distance16.1 km (from Tateno Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened1 October 1986 (1986-10-01)
Passengers
FY20181
Services
Preceding station Mimamiaso Railway Following station
Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen
towards Tateno
Takamori Line Takamori
Terminus
Location
Miharashidai Station is located in Kumamoto Prefecture
Miharashidai Station
Miharashidai Station
Location within Kumamoto Prefecture
Miharashidai Station is located in Japan
Miharashidai Station
Miharashidai Station
Miharashidai Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The station is served by the Takamori Line and is located 16.1bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Tateno.

Layout

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Miharashidai Station is a ground-level station with one side platform. The station building is patterned after a log cabin, and the station is unattended.

History

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The station was opened on 1 October, 1986. Following the damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire line was shut down from14–16 April 2016, [3] Service was resumed on 31 July of the same year.[4] [5]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1 passengers daily.[6]

Surrounding area

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The station is located near the border between Minamiaso village and Takamori town.

  • Takamori Spring Water Tunnel Park - approx. 1.4 km.

See also

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  Media related to Miharashidai Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

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  1. ^ 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
  2. ^ "見晴台駅" [Miharashidai Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス(Response.jp) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. ^ "南阿蘇鉄道が一部再開 全線復旧のめどは立たず:朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  5. ^ "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス(Response.jp) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  6. ^ 国土数値情報(駅別乗降客数データ) - 国土交通省、2018年3月23日閲覧