Michinoo Station
Michinoo Station (道ノ尾駅, Michinoo-eki) is the railway station in Nagayo, Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line.[1][2]
Michinoo Station 道ノ尾駅 | |
|---|---|
 Michinoo Station in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°48′16″N 129°51′10″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Nagasaki Main Line |
| Distance | 18.9 km from Kikitsu (starting point of branch) |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Accessible | Yes - no steps to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 22 July 1897 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 987 daily |
| Rank | 166th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
  Michinoo Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the old line or the Nagayo branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 18.9 km from the branch point at Kikitsu.[3] Only local trains run on this branch.[4]
Station layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. The station building is a timber structure of traditional Japanese design and houses a waiting room and staffed ticket window. A bike shed and parking lots are available at the station forecourt. Across from the platform can be seen the remnants of another, disused platform and the trackbed of a second track, now removed.[3][2]
Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[5][6]
A more distant view of the station forecourt showing the parking lots and bike shed.
A view of the platform and track. Note to the right the trackbed and disused platform.
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki Main Line (old line) | ||||
| Kōda | Local | Nishi-Urakami | ||
History
The private Kyushu Railway, had opened a track from Tosu to Saga by 5 May 1895, and thereafter expanding southwards in phases, as part of the construction of a line to Nagasaki. Separately, a track was laid from Urakami (then known as Nagasaki) north to Nagayo, which opened on 22 July 1897 as the terminus. On the same day, Michinoo was opened as an intermediate station between Urakami and Nagayo. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki, Ōmura, Michinoo to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between Kikitsu through Ichinuno to Urakami was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Michinoo became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.[7][8]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 987 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 166th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[9]
Environs
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "道ノ尾" [Michinoo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 44, 69. ISBN 9784062951647.
- "道ノ尾" [Michinoo]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "長崎支店内各駅" [Stations within the Nagasaki Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "道ノ尾駅" [Michinoo Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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. 717. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
- Michinoo Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)