Myōkenguchi Station

Railway station in Toyono, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Myōken LineDistance12.2 km (7.6 mi) from Kawanishi-NoseguchiPlatforms2 bay platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeNS14WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened3 November 1923 (1923-11-03)PassengersFY2019877 daily
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Myōkenguchi Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
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Myōkenguchi Station
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Myōkenguchi Station is located in Japan
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Myōkenguchi Station (妙見口駅, Myōkenguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Toyono, Toyono District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nose Electric Railway.

Lines

Myōkenguchi Station is the terminus of the Myōken Line, and is located 12.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kawanishi-Noseguchi.

Station layout

The station consists of two bay platforms. The effective length of the platform is for four-carriage trains. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nose Railway Myōken Line
Terminus   Myoken Express   Tokiwadai
Terminus   Local   Tokiwadai

History

Myōkenguchi Station opened on November 3, 1923 as Myōken Station (妙見駅, Myōken-eki). On April 1, 1965 it was renamed Nose-Myōkenguchi Station (能勢妙見口駅, Nose-Myōkenguchi-eki), but the name was shortened to Myōkenguchi Station only 3 months later in July of the same year.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 877 passengers daily[1]

Surrounding area

  • Myoken no Mori Cable Kurokawa Station (about 20 minutes on foot, about 5 minutes by bus)
  • Sakuradani Light Railway (about 10 minutes on foot)
  • Yoshikawa Hachiman Shrine
  • Toyono Municipal Yoshikawa Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌大阪府統計年鑑 [Osaka Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  • 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. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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