Mikawa-Makihara Station

Mikawa-Makihara Station (三河槙原駅, Mikawa-Makihara-eki) is a railway station in the city of Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Mikawa-Makihara Station 三河槙原駅
Mikawa-Makihara Station in 2009
General information
Location	Dōdei-2 Toyooka, Shinshiro-shi, Aichi-ken 441-1631 Japan
Coordinates	34.9891°N 137.6213°E / 34.9891; 137.6213
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Iida Line
Distance	40.6 kilometers from Toyohashi
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	February 1, 1923
Passengers
FY 1999	83 daily
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Platform

Lines

Mikawa-Makihara Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 40.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Toyohashi Station.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Iida Line	For Toyohashi
2	■ Iida Line	For Chūbu-Tenryū, Iida

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company
Iida Line
Limited Express "Inaji" (特急「伊那路」): Does not stop at this station
Yuya-Onsen		Local (普通)		Kakidaira

Station history

Mikawa-Makihara Station was established on February 1, 1923 as a station on the now-defunct Hōraiji Railway (鳳来寺鉄道, Hōraiji Tetsudō). On August 1, 1943, The Horaiji Railway and the Sanshin Railway were nationalized along with some other local lines to form the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Iida Line. Scheduled freight operations were discontinued in 1971. The station has been unattended since 1984. Along with its division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

The station is located in an isolated rural area.

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Mikawa-Makihara Station at Wikimedia Commons