Mikado Station

For the station in Saskatchewan, see Mikado station (Saskatchewan).

Mikado Station (三門駅, Mikado-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Mikado Station 三門駅
Mikado Station in July, 2022
General information
Location	Hiari 2445, Isumi-shi, Chiba-ken 299-4613 Japan
Coordinates	35.2825°N 140.3917°E / 35.2825; 140.3917
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sotobō Line
Distance	53.7 km from Chiba
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	14 January 1905; 119 years ago (1905-01-14)
Passengers
FY2006	123
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Chōjamachi towards Soga Sotobō Line Keiyō Rapid Ōhara towards Katsuura Chōjamachi towards Soga or Chiba Sotobō Line Local Ōhara towards Awa-Kamogawa
Location Mikado Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Mikado Station Mikado Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mikado Station is served by the Sotobō Line, and is located 53.7 km (33.4 mi) from the official starting point of the line at Chiba Station.

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

History

Mikado Station was opened on 16 August 1903 as a freight station on the Bōsō Railway. Scheduled passenger operations began from 14 January 1905. On 1 September 1907, the Bōsō 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 1 July 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 1 April 1987. The station building burned down on November 30, 2005 and was replaced by the current structure.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, the station was used by an average of 123 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 128
• Kiyomizu-dera (Isumi, Chiba)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 千葉県統計年鑑(平成19年) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefecture. 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Mikado Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)