Mikado Station

Mikado Station
三門駅

Mikado Station
Location Hiari 2445, Isumi, Chiba
(千葉県いすみ市日在2445)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sotobō Line
History
Opened 1903
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 123 daily

Mikado Station (三門駅 Mikado-eki) is a railway station operated by JR East's Sotobō Line located in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 53.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station.

History

Mikado Station was opened on August 16, 1903 as a freight station on the Boso Railway. Scheduled passenger operations began from January 14, 1905. On September 1, 1907, the Boso Railway was nationalized and became part of the Japanese Government Railways, which was transformed into the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. Freight operations were discontinued on October 1, 1962. The station has been unattended since July 1, 1972. In 1985, the station building was torn down, and replaced by a modified freight container. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways on April 1, 1987. The station building burned down on November 30, 2005 and was replaced by the current structure.

Lines

Station layout

Mikado Station has a single side platform connected to a station building constructed out of two modified freight containers. The platform is short, and can handle trains with a maximum length of eight cars.

Platform

1  Sotobō Line Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa, Kazusa-Ichinomiya, Mobara, Soga, Chiba

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sotobō Line
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Chōjamachi Rapid Ōhara
Chōjamachi Local Ōhara
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Coordinates: 35°16′57″N 140°23′30″E / 35.2825°N 140.3917°E / 35.2825; 140.3917

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