Mihata Station (美旗駅, Mihata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Nabari, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Mihata Station

美旗駅
Mihata Station in August 2007
General information
Location1891 Mihata-cho Naka ichi-ban, Nabari-shi, Mie-ken 518-0617
Japan
Coordinates34°39′47″N 136°08′00″E / 34.6630°N 136.1333°E / 34.6630; 136.1333
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Osaka Line
Distance73.1 km from Ōsaka Uehommachi
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeD51
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 November 1930
Passengers
FY2019767 daily
Location
Mihata Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Mihata Station
Mihata Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Mihata Station is located in Japan
Mihata Station
Mihata Station
Mihata Station (Japan)

Lines

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Mihata Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 73.1 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi Station.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage. The station is unattended and has an automatic ticket gate using the PiTaPa Icoca system.

Platforms

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1  Osaka Line for Ise-Nakagawa, Ujiyamada, Kashikojima, and Nagoya
2  Osaka Line for Nabari, Yamato-Yagi and Osaka Uehommachi

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Osaka Line
Kikyōgaoka   Rapid Express   Iga-Kambe
Kikyōgaoka   Express   Iga-Kambe
Kikyōgaoka   Local   Iga-Kambe

History

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Mihata Station opened on November 19, 1930 as a station on the Sangu Express Electric Railway. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944 to form Kintetsu.[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 767 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
  3. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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