Miemachi Station

Miemachi Station

三重町駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Miemachi Station in 2008
General information
LocationMiemachi Akamine, Bungo-Ōno-shi, Ōita-ken 879-7111
Japan
Coordinates32°59′01″N 131°35′04″E / 32.98361°N 131.58444°E / 32.98361; 131.58444
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Hōhi Main Line
Distance111.9 km from Kumamoto
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3 + 1 siding
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (Midori no Madoguchi) (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 March 1921 (1921-03-27)
Passengers
FY2016844 daily
Rank185th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Bungo-Kiyokawa
towards Kumamoto
 Hōhi Main Line Sugao
towards Ōita
Location
Miemachi Station is located in Oita Prefecture
Miemachi Station
Miemachi Station
Location within Oita Prefecture
Miemachi Station is located in Japan
Miemachi Station
Miemachi Station
Miemachi Station (Japan)
Map

Miemachi Station (三重町駅, Miemachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 111.9 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks with a siding branching off track 3. The station building is a wooden structure in western style and houses a waiting area, an automatic ticket vending machine and a staffed ticket window. Access to the island platform is by means of a covered footbridge.[2][3]

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 booth which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

Platforms

1 ■ ■ Hōhi Main Line for Bungo-Taketa and Kumamoto
2, 3 ■ ■ Hōhi Main Line for Ōita

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hōhi Main Line
Bungo-Kiyokawa Local Sugao
Nakahanda Limited express Aso Boy! Ogata

Due to earthquake damage on the Hōhi Main Line, the Aso Boy! Limited Express from Kumamoto to Aso was suspended. From April 2017, the Aso Boy! began operating on an alternative route from Beppu through Ōita to Aso.

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Inukai Light Rail Line (犬飼軽便線) (later Inukai Line) from Ōita to Nakahanda on 1 April 1914. The track was extended westwards in phases, with Miemachi opening as the new western terminus on 27 March 1921. Miemachi became a through-station on 23 November 1922 when the track was extended to Ogata. By 1928, the track been extended further west and had linked up with the Miyagi Line (宮地線) reaching eastwards from Kumamoto. On 2 December 1928, the entire track from Kumamoto through Miemachi to Ōita was designated as the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[6][7]

On 17 September 2017, Typhoon Talim (Typhoon 18) damaged the Hōhi Main Line at several locations. Services between Aso and Nakahanda, including Miemachi, were suspended and replaced by bus services. Rail service from Aso to Miemachi was restored by 22 September 2017[8] Normal rail services between Aso and Ōita were restored by 2 October 2017.[9]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 844 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 185th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[10]

Surrounding area

The center of Bungo-Ono City is located in front of the station exit (south side).

  • Bungo Ono City Hall
  • Oita Prefecture Bungo-Ono General Government Building

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "三重町" [Miemachi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 41, 79. ISBN 9784062951654.
  4. ^ "大分支店内各駅" [Stations within the Ōita Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ^ "三重町駅" [Miemachi Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 15 April 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ^ 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. p. 228. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 746. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  8. ^ "豊肥本線の運休区間が縮小…阿蘇～三重町間再開" [Zone of suspended services on Hōhi Main Line reduced. Aso to Miemachi reopens]. Response.jp. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ^ "10 月２日(月)からの日豊本線・豊肥本線の運転計画について(お知らせ)" [Operations plan for Nippo Main Line and Hōhi Main Line (notice)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  10. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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