Miyoshi Station (三次駅, Miyoshi-eki) is a junction railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [1] Along with Niimi and Tsuyama Stations, Miyoshi is one of the major central region stations in the Chūgoku region of Japan.
Miyoshi Station 三次駅 | |
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 Miyoshi Station in March 2016 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1-1-1 Tōkaichi Minami, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima-ken 728-0014 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°48′10″N 132°51′21″E / 34.802861°N 132.855944°E |
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West |
| Line(s) | |
| Distance | 90.3 km (56.1 mi) from Bitchū-Kōjiro |
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms |
| Connections | Bus terminal |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" ) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 June 1933 |
| Previous names | Tōkaichi (to 1933) Bingo Tōkaichi (until 1954) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 433 daily |
| Location | |
  Miyoshi Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture  Miyoshi Station Miyoshi Station (Japan) | |
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Lines edit
Miyoshi Station is served by the JR West Geibi Line, and is located 90.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 96.7 kilometers from Niimi. It is also the terminus for the Fukuen Line to Fukuyama. [2] It was also the terminal station for the Sankō Line before the line ceased operation on 31 March 2018.
Station layout edit
Miyoshi Station is a reinforced concrete two-story building. It features two platforms which handle four lines: one side platform next to the station building and an island platform accessible via an enclosed footbridge above the tracks. The station building houses a small convenience store as well as automatic ticket vending machines and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. There is a large waiting area inside the station building, as well as enclosed and unenclosed waiting areas on the platforms. There is a siding track without a platform between Platform 1 and Platform 2, and there are many train sidings on the south side of Platform 3. In the past, there was a notched platform on the Hiroshima side of the side platform that served as Platform 0 for trains on the Sanko Line.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ P Geibi Line | for Hiroshima |
| ■ P Geibi Line | for Bingo-Ochiai | |
| 3 | ■ Z Fukuen Line | for Fuchū |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geibi Line | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid Miyoshi Liner | Kōtachi | ||
| Yatsugi | Local | Nishi Miyoshi | ||
| Fukuen Line | ||||
| Yatsugi | Local | Terminus | ||
History edit
The station opened on 1 June 1933, initially named Bingo Tōkaichi Station (備後十日市駅).[3] On 10 December 1954, the station was renamed Miyoshi.[3] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[3]
The turntable located next to the station was sold to the private railway operator Tobu Railway in 2016, and installed next to Kinugawa-Onsen Station in Tochigi Prefecture for use by steam-hauled tourist trains.[4]
The station was a terminal station of the Sankō Line. On 16 October 2015, JR West announced that it was considering closing the Sankō Line due to poor patronage.[5] On 29 September 2016, JR West announced that the entire rail line would close on 31 March 2018.[6] The line then closed on March 31, 2018, with an event hosted by JR West[7] and will be replaced by a bus service.[8]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 433 passengers daily.[9]
Surrounding area edit
- Miyoshi Post Office
- Miyoshi CC Plaza shopping center
- Sungreen shopping center
- Miyoshi Municipal Tōkaichi Junior High School
- Miyoshi Municipal Tōkaichi Elementary School
- Basen River
- Gōno River
- Chūgoku Expressway Miyoshi Interchange
National Route 183
National Route 375
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Ishino, Satoshi (1998). Teishajo (in Japanese). Japan Travel Bureau. p. 266. ISBN 978-4-533-02980-6.
- ^ a b c Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 266. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 蒸気機関車（ＳＬ）復活運転の車両・施設計画概要について [Details of rolling stock and facilities planned for steam locomotive operation] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ ＪＲ西：三江線、廃止も検討…人口減、利用低迷で [JR West considering closure of Sanko Line - declining population and poor patronage]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ 三江線１８年３月末で廃線 [Sanko Line to close at end of March 2018]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Railway fans bid JR Sanko Line in western Japan farewell as red ink forces closure". Mainichi Daily News. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ ＪＲ三江線廃止 代替バス運行開始 Retrieved 2 April 2018 (in Japanese)
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links edit
- JR West station information (in Japanese)