Miwa Station

Miwa Station (三輪駅, Miwa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakurai, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Miwa Station 三輪駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Station building
General information
Location	Ōaza Miwa,Sakurai-shi, Nara-ken 633-0001 Japan
Coordinates	34°31′38″N 135°50′54″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Operated by	Unstaffed
Line(s)	Passenger train services:  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Railway track: Sakurai Line
Distance	18.0 km (11.2 miles) from Nara
Platforms	1 side platform and 1 converted side platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	JR-West
Connections	None
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Website	http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621708
History
Opened	11 May 1898 (1898-05-11)
Passengers
2020	715 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Makimuku toward Nara   Local   Sakurai toward Wakayama, Ōji, and Takada Makimuku toward Nara   Local   Sakurai Terminus Makimuku One-way   Rapid Service   Sakurai toward JR Namba
Location Miwa Station Location within Nara Prefecture Miwa Station Miwa Station (Japan)

Lines

Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services. It is 18.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nara.

Layout

Miwa Station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks, allowing trains to pass each other, and the effective length of the platform can accommodate up to six cars. There is a station building on the No. 1 (upbound) platform side, and an footbridge connects to No. 2 (downbound) platform.. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local	for Nara
2	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local	for Wakayama, Ōji, Takada, and Sakurai
	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Rapid Service	for JR Namba

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  Ticket Office
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  Overpass
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  Platforms
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  Temporary exit gate

History

Miwa Station opened on 11 May 1898 as a station on the Nara Railway. The Nara Railway was acquired by the Kansai Railway in 1905, which was subsequently nationalized in 1907.With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 715 passengers.

Surrounding area

• Ōmiwa jinja

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Miwa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)