Mikamo Station

三加茂駅
Mikamo Station in August 2008
General information
LocationNakasho, Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-4703
Japan
Coordinates34°02′09″N 133°56′57″E / 34.0357°N 133.9491°E / 34.0357; 133.9491
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s)■ Tokushima Line
Distance8.7 km from Tsukuda
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade on sidehill cutting
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
AccessiblePartial - ramp to platform but there are two steps
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeB21
History
Opened15 December 1961 (1961-12-15)
Location
Mikamo Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Mikamo Station
Mikamo Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Mikamo Station is located in Japan
Mikamo Station
Mikamo Station
Mikamo Station (Japan)

Mikamo Station (三加茂駅, Mikamo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B21".[1][2]

Lines

Mikamo Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 8.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a sidehill cutting. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp, with two steps, leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is located at the base of the ramp.[2][4][5]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Awa-Kamo   Local   Eguchi

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Mikamo on 15 December 1961, as an added station on the existing Tokushima Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.[6][7]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "三加茂" [Mikamo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mikamo Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "三加茂駅" [Mikamo Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 38, 82. ISBN 9784062951609.
  6. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 658. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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