Miwa Station (三輪駅, Miwa-eki) is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Sakurai, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services.

Miwa Station

三輪駅
West Japan Railway Company
JR-West commuter rail station
Station building
General information
LocationŌaza Miwa, Sakurai
Nara
  • Japan
  • (奈良県桜井市大字三輪)
Coordinates34°31′38″N 135°50′54″E / 34.527164°N 135.848425°E / 34.527164; 135.848425
Owned byWest Japan Railway Company West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Operated byUnstaffed
Line(s)
Distance18.0 km (11.2 mi) from Nara
Platforms1 side platform and 1 converted side platform
Tracks2
Train operatorsWest Japan Railway Company JR-West
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
Other information
Websitehttp://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621708
History
Opened11 May 1898 (1898-05-11)
Passengers
2012660 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
 U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line
Makimuku
toward Nara
  Local   Sakurai
toward Wakayama, Ōji, and Takada
Makimuku
toward Nara
  Local   Sakurai
Terminus
Makimuku
One-way
  Rapid Service   Sakurai
toward JR Namba

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Platforms edit

1  Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local for Nara
2  Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local for Wakayama, Ōji, Takada, and Sakurai
 Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Rapid Service for JR Namba

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