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

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.[1]

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.[2]

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "天竜浜名湖鉄道三ヶ日駅本屋" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
  2. ^ "天浜線の歴史" [History of Tenhama Line]. tenhama.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

External links

Media related to Mikkabi Station at Wikimedia Commons