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Mikata Station

Coordinates: 35°33′20″N 135°54′34″E / 35.5555°N 135.9094°E / 35.5555; 135.9094
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Mikata Station

三方駅
Mikata Station in August 2009
General information
Location43-5 Mikata, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1303
Japan
Coordinates35°33′20″N 135°54′34″E / 35.5555°N 135.9094°E / 35.5555; 135.9094
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Obama Line
Distance24.7 km from Tsuruga
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 December 1917
Passengers
FY201689 daily
Location
Mikata Station is located in Japan
Mikata Station
Mikata Station
Location within Japan

Mikata Station (三方駅, Mikata-eki) is a railway station in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

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Mikata Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 24.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout

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The station consists of one island platform, of which one side is not in operation and is now a flower bed. The other side serves as a side platform serving a single bi-directional track, connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Obama Line
Kiyama   Local   Fujii

Local Transport

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History

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Mikata Station opened on 15 December 1917. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 89 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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