Mikage Station (Hokkaido)
Station building, October 2017 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Minami 2 Sen Mikage, Shimizu, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido 089-0357 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°56′32.71″N 142°56′8.66″E / 42.9424194°N 142.9357389°E | ||||||||||
| System | regional rail | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Line | Nemuro Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 19.6 km from Shintoku | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | K26 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 8 September 1907 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2014 | 72 daily | ||||||||||
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Mikage Station (御影駅, Mikage-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Toyokoro, Nakagawa District, Hokkaidō, It is operated by JR Hokkaido.[1][2]
Lines
The station is served by the Nemuro Main Line, and lies 19.6 km from the starting point of the line at Shintoku.[3]
Layout
Mikage Station has two opposing side platforms and two tracks. Platform 1, the main track adjacent to the station building, is generally used for both inbound and outbound trains, with platform 2 only used when trains need to switch. The two platforms are connected by a footbridge. The station building is unattended.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Shintoku |
| 2 | ■ Nemuro Main Line | for Obihiro and Shintoku |
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Waiting room
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Platforms
History
The station was opened as Sanenkoro Station (佐念頃駅) on 8 September 1907. The name was a transliteration from the Ainu language; "san enkoro" translates as "protruding nose" in English. The name was changed to Mikage on 15 October 1922. It was named after the granite which was mined in the area, which is sometimes called mikageishi (御影石) in Japanese.[4][5] The village of Mikage had been established the previous year.[6]With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido)..[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by 72 passengers daily.[7]。
Surrounding area
- Japan National Route 38
- Shimizu Town Hall Mikage Branch
See also
References
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2016). 北海道ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第3巻 道東 道北 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Hokkaido. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 3 East and North areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 4062951800.
- ^ a b "御影駅" [Mikage Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b Ishino, Satoshi (1998). 停車場変遷大事典. 国鉄・JR 編 (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 879. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ "JR御影駅（無人駅）" [JR Mikage Station (unmanned station)] (in Japanese). JR Kushiro. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "御影石の英語". Weblio. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "歴史" [History] (in Japanese). Town of Shimizu. 1 September 2016.
- ^ 国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ - 国土交通省、2020年9月24日閲覧
External links
Media related to Mikage Station (Hokkaido) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)