Michinoo Station

Michinoo Station (道ノ尾駅, Michinoo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nagayo, Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1][2]

Michinoo Station 道ノ尾駅
Michinoo Station in 2009
General information
Location	Kodago, Nagayo-cho, Nishisonogi-gun, Nagasak-ken 851-2127 Japan
Coordinates	32°48′16″N 129°51′10″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	JH Nagasaki Main Line
Distance	18.9 km from Kikitsu (starting point of branch)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	Yes - no steps to platform
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 July 1897 (1897-07-22)
Passengers
FY2020	950 daily
Rank	139th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location Michinoo Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Michinoo Station Michinoo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

The station is served by the old line or the Nagayo branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 18.9 km from the branch point at Kikitsu.^[3] Only local trains run on this branch.^[4]

Station layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. The station building is a timber structure of traditional Japanese design and houses a waiting room and staffed ticket window. A bike shed and parking lots are available at the station forecourt. Across from the platform can be seen the remnants of another, disused platform and the trackbed of a second track, now removed.^[3][2]

Management of the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.^[5][6]

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  A more distant view of the station forecourt showing the parking lots and bike shed.
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  A view of the platform and track. Note to the right the trackbed and disused platform.

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nagasaki Main Line (old line)
Kōda		Local	Nishi-Urakami

History

The private Kyushu Railway, had opened a track from Tosu to Saga by 5 May 1895, and thereafter expanding southwards in phases, as part of the construction of a line to Nagasaki. Separately, a track was laid from Urakami (then known as Nagasaki) north to Nagayo, which opened on 22 July 1897 as the terminus. On the same day, Michinoo was opened as an intermediate station between Urakami and Nagayo. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki, Ōmura, Michinoo to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between Kikitsu through Ichinuno to Urakami was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Michinoo became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.^[7][8]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 950 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 139th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.^[9]

Surrounding area

• National Route 206
• Nagasaki City Iwaya Junior High School
• Nagasaki Technical High School
• Nagasaki Iwaya Post Office

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
2. "道ノ尾" [Michinoo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
3. 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 44, 69. ISBN 9784062951647.
4. "道ノ尾" [Michinoo]. JR Kyushu official station website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
5. "長崎支店内各駅" [Stations within the Nagasaki Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
6. "道ノ尾駅" [Michinoo Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 March 2018. See images of tickets sold.
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. 222–3. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
8. 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. 717. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
9. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

External links

Media related to Michinoo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Michinoo Station (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)