Mikawa Station (Ishikawa)

Mikawa Station (美川駅, Mikawa-eki) is a railway station on the Hokuriku Main Line in the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Mikawa Station

美川駅
Mikawa Station in February 2006
Location222-1 Mikawanaka-machi, Hakusan-shi, Ishikawa-ken 929-0224
Japan
Coordinates36.4862°N 136.4890°E / 36.4862; 136.4890
Operated by JR West
Line(s)■ Hokuriku Main Line
Distance158.8 km from Maibara
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1898
Passengers
FY2015840
Location
Mikawa Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Mikawa Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is 158.8 kilometers from the start of the line at Maibara.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Kanazawa
2 ■ Hokuriku Main Line (starting trains and express)
3 ■ Hokuriku Main Line for Komatsu and Fukui

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hokuriku Main Line
Komaiko - Kaga-Kasama

History

Mikawa Station opened on 1 April 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 840 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area
  • Tedori River
  • Mikawa Post Office
  • Mikawa Elementary School
  • Mikawa Junior High School
  • Mikawa onsen

See also

References
  1. 駅 別 運 輸 実 績 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Ishikawa Prefectural Government. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.


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