Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station

Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station (関門海峡めかり駅, Kanmonkaikyō-Mekari-eki) is a train station in Moji ward of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line, a heritage railway operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. It is the northernmost train station in Kyushu.

Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station 関門海峡めかり駅
Station entrance
General information
Location	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Japan
Coordinates	33.9607°N 130.9676°E / 33.9607; 130.9676
Operated by	Heisei Chikuhō Railway
Line(s)	Mojikō Retro Scenic Line
Distance	2.1 from Kyushu Railway History Museum
Platforms	1 side platform
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Opened	26 April 2009 (2009-04-26)
Services
Preceding station Heisei Chikuhō Railway Following station Norfolk Hiroba towards Kyushu Railway History Museum Tagawa Line Terminus

The station name is derived from its position next to the Kanmon Straits and that it's within Mekari Park (和布刈公園).

Overview

Only a single four-car passenger train named the Shiokaze (潮風号) serves this station, operating between March and November. Except for certain weeks, trains only operate on the weekends and holidays. Eleven round-trip services are run per day at 40-minute intervals.^[1]

External links

• Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station (Mojikō Retro Scenic Line website)

References

1. "運行日・時刻表". Mojikō Retro Scenic Line (in Japanese). Heisei Chikuhō Railway. Retrieved September 16, 2019.