Myōkenguchi Station

Myōkenguchi Station (妙見口駅, Myōkenguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Toyono, Toyono District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nose Electric Railway.

Myōkenguchi Station 妙見口駅
Myōkenguchi Station, June 2014
General information
Location	Yoshikawa, Toyono-chō, Toyono-gun, Osaka-fu 563-0101 Japan
Coordinates	34°54′42.45″N 135°26′42.54″E
Operated by	Nose Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Myōken Line
Distance	12.2 km (7.6 miles) from Kawanishi-Noseguchi
Platforms	2 bay platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	NS14
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 November 1923 (1923-11-03)
Passengers
FY2019	877 daily
Location Myōkenguchi Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Myōkenguchi Station Myōkenguchi Station (Japan)

Lines

Myōkenguchi Station is the terminus of the Myōken Line, and is located 12.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawanishi-Noseguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two bay platforms. The effective length of the platform is for four-carriage trains. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nose Railway Myōken Line
Terminus		Myoken Express		Tokiwadai
Terminus		Local		Tokiwadai

History

Myōkenguchi Station opened on November 3, 1923 as Myōken Station (妙見駅, Myōken-eki). On April 1, 1965 it was renamed Nose-Myōkenguchi Station (能勢妙見口駅, Nose-Myōkenguchi-eki), but the name was shortened to Myōkenguchi Station only 3 months later in July of the same year.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 877 passengers daily

Surrounding area

• Myoken no Mori Cable Kurokawa Station (about 20 minutes on foot, about 5 minutes by bus)
• Sakuradani Light Railway (about 10 minutes on foot)
• Yoshikawa Hachiman Shrine
• Toyono Municipal Yoshikawa Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

• 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. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Myōkenguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tokiwadai Station official home page (in Japanese)