Mirozu Station

Mirozu Station 見老津駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Mirozu Station
General information
Location	41-6, Mirozu, Susami-cho, Nishimuro-gun, Wakayama-ken 649-3141 Japan
Coordinates	33°30′56.2″N 135°34′31.95″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	245.0 km (152.2 miles) from Kameyama 64.8 km (40.3 miles) from Shingū
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	7 September 1938 (1938-09-07)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019	12 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) Esumi Toward Kushimoto and Shingū   Local   Susami Toward Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
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Mirozu Station, August 2005

Mirozu Station (見老津駅, Mirozu-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Susami, Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Mirozu Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 245.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 64.8 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kii-Tanabe and Wakayama
2	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kushimoto and Shingū

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station
Esumi		Local		Susami

History

Mirozu Station opened on September 7, 1938. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding Area

• National Route 42

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 18–21.
2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
3. 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Mirozu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Esumi Station (West Japan Railway) (in Japanese)