Mikkabi Station

Mikkabi Station (三ヶ日駅, Mikkabi-eki) is a railway station in Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.

Mikkabi Station 三ヶ日駅
Mikkabi Station in March 2006
General information
Location	Mikkabi-cho, Mikkabi 1148-3, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-1414 Japan
Coordinates	34°48′09″N 137°33′06″E
Operated by	Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
Line(s)	■ Tenryū Hamanako Line
Distance	55.6 kilometers from Kakegawa
Platforms	1 side +1 island platforms
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 6, 1936
Passengers
FY2016	218 daily
Location Mikkabi Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Mikkabi Station Mikkabi Station (Japan)

Lines

Mikkabi Station is served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line, and is located 55.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kakegawa Station.

Station layout

The station has a side platform and an island platform connected to a wooden one-story station building by a level crossing. The station is staffed. The station building is protected as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan since 2011.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
Tenryū Hamanako Line
Tsuzuki		-	Okuhamanako

Station History

Mikkabi Station was established on May 6, 1936 as the terminal station of the Japan National Railways Futamata-nishi Line, with the other terminal at Shinjohara Station. By April 1, 1938, the line was extended onwards to Kanasashi Station. Freight services were discontinued in 1970. On March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 218 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• former Mikkabi Town Hall
• Japan National Route 362

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Mikkabi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Station information (in Japanese)