Mihara Station
Mihara Station (三原駅, Mihara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)
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| Location | 1-1-1 Shiromachi, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 723-0014 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°24′2.4″N 133°4′59.5″E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 233.3 km (145.0 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side + 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JR-G16, JR-X20, JR-Y31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 June 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 6230 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Mihara Station is served by the Sanyō Shinkansen and is 245.6 kilometers from Shin-Osaka and 761.0 kilometers from Tokyo. It is also JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 233.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. Mihara Station is also the eastern terminus of the 93.4 kilometer Kure Line to Hiroshima.
Station layout
The station consists of two elevated side platforms for Shinkansen services and two elevated island platforms for conventional lines. There is only one ticket gate for conventional lines on the first floor of the station building, and there is no ticket gate dedicated to Shinkansen. When using the Shinkansen, it is necessary to pass through the transfer gates, and enter the conventional line concourse. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. A Shinkansen track maintenance section has been set up near the outbound tracks of this station.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Takehara |
| 2 | ■ G San'yo Main Line | for Saijō |
| 3, 4 | ■ G X Sanyō Main Line | for Fukuyama |
| 6 | ■  San'yō Shinkansen |
for Hiroshima |
| 7 | ■ San'yō Shinkansen |
for Okayama |
History
Itozaki Station was opened as the terminus of the Sanyō Railway on10 June 1894 when the line was extended to Hiroshima Station. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. [2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6203 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- Mihara Castle ruins
- Mihara City Hall
- Hiroshima University Mihara Elementary/Junior High School
See also
References
- Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- 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. 225. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
Media related to Mihara Station at Wikimedia Commons