Mihara Station

Mihara Station (三原駅, Mihara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1] It is also a freight depot for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)

G 16   Y 31   X 20  Mihara Station 三原駅
Mihara Station in 2018
General information
Location	1-1-1 Shiromachi, Mihara-shi, Hiroshima-ken 723-0014 Japan
Coordinates	34°24′2.4″N 133°4′59.5″E / 34.400667°N 133.083194°E / 34.400667; 133.083194
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Shinkansen G Sanyō Main Line X Sanyō Main Line Y Kure Line
Distance	233.3 km (145.0 mi) from Kobe
Platforms	2 side + 2 island platforms
Tracks	4 (Local lines) 2 (Shinkansen)
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-G16, JR-Y31, JR-X20
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 June 1894; 129 years ago (1894-06-10)
Passengers
FY2019	6230
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Hiroshima towards Hakata San'yō Shinkansen Hikari Fukuyama towards Shin-Ōsaka Higashi-Hiroshima towards Hakata or Hakata-Minami San'yō Shinkansen Kodama Shin-Onomichi towards Shin-Ōsaka Sunami towards Hiroshima Kure Line Local Terminus Hongō towards Hiroshima San'yō Line Rapid San'yō Line Local Itozaki Terminus Saijo towards Shimonoseki San'yō Line West Express Ginga Fukuyama towards Osaka
Location Mihara Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Show map of Hiroshima Prefecture Mihara Station Mihara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Mihara Station is served by the Sanyō Shinkansen and is 245.6 kilometers from Shin-Osaka and 761.0 kilometers from Tokyo. It is also JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 233.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe. Mihara Station is also the eastern terminus of the 93.4 kilometer Kure Line to Hiroshima.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated side platforms for Shinkansen services and two elevated island platforms for conventional lines. There is only one ticket gate for conventional lines on the first floor of the station building, and there is no ticket gate dedicated to Shinkansen. When using the Shinkansen, it is necessary to pass through the transfer gates, and enter the conventional line concourse. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. A Shinkansen track maintenance section has been set up near the outbound tracks of this station.

Platforms

1	■ Y Kure Line	for Takehara
2	■ G San'yo Main Line	for Saijō
3, 4	■ G X Sanyō Main Line	for Fukuyama

6	■   San'yō Shinkansen	for Hiroshima
7	■   San'yō Shinkansen	for Okayama

History

Itozaki Station was opened as the terminus of the Sanyō Railway on10 June 1894 when the line was extended to Hiroshima Station. With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. ^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6203 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

• Mihara Castle ruins
• Mihara City Hall
• Hiroshima University Mihara Elementary/Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. 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. 225. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

  Media related to Mihara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site