Mie Station
Mie Station (三会駅, Mie-eki, みええき) is a train station located in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Shimabara Railway Line which is operated by the third-sector Shimabara Railway.[1][2]
Mie Station 三会駅 | |
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 Narrow station platform (far left) and waiting shelter (right) in March 2007 | |
| Location | Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°50′37.6″N 130°20′40.9″E |
| Operated by | Shimabara Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Shimabara Railway Line |
| Distance | 37.5 km from Isahaya |
| Platforms | Island with two platforms |
| Tracks | Two tracks |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At-grade |
| Other information | |
| Website | Station page (in Japanese) |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 September 1913 |
| Location | |
  Mie Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture  Mie Station Mie Station (Japan) | |
The line follows a scenic coastal route around the Shimabara Peninsula, off the Ariake Sea. Japan National Route 251 also runs parallel to the station.[3]
Lines
Trains on this line terminate at Shimabarakō and Isahaya, where travellers can transfer to the JR Kyushu Nagasaki Main Line and Ōmura Line. It is 37.5 km from Isahaya. Only local services stop at the station.[4][5]
Trains to Kazusa were terminated on the 1st of April 2008 after the stretch of line from Shimabara closed.
Station layout
The station consists of a ground-level island platform with two tracks. The station's shelter is located across the street from its narrow platforms, separated by a pedestrian level crossing.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimabara Railway Line | ||||
| Matsuo | Local | Shimabara | ||
| Express Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
See also
References
This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- "三会駅 | 島原鉄道" [Mie Station | Shimabara Railway]. Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- "【第120表】鉄道運輸" [(Table 120) Rail transport] (XLS). Nagasaki Prefecture government (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- "Node: Mie (282413072)". OpenStreetMap. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- "島原鉄道列車時刻表" [Shimabara Railway Train Timetable] (PDF). Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- "三会駅 | 駅探" [Mie Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
External links
Media related to Mie Station (Nagasaki) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Japanese)
- Navitime station timetable (in Japanese)
- Yahoo! Transit Japan (in Japanese)