Mikekado Station (三毛門駅, Mikekado-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Buzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1]
Mikekado Station 三毛門駅  | |||||||||||
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 Mikekado Station in August 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 715 Mikekado, Buzen-shi, Fukuoka-ken 828-0031 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°36′54″N 131°09′20″E / 33.61500°N 131.15556°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 48.0 km from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 11 February 1956 | ||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 252 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 48.0 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[2]
Layout
editThe station consists of one island platform serving two tracks connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.[2] In the station square, there is a statue of a Mikekado pumpkin, a specialty of this area.[3]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Yukuhashi and Kokura |
| 2 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Nakatsu and Yanagigaura |
History
editThe station was opened 11 February 1956 as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, there was a daily average of 252 boarding passengers at this station.[5]
Surrounding area
edit- Buzen City Mikekado Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 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. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "三毛門カボチャ". Buzen City Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 751. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
External links
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Media related to Mikekado Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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