Michinoo Station
{{short description|Railway station in Nagayo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Michinoo Station
| native_name = 道ノ尾駅
| native_name_lang= ja
| symbol_location= jp
| symbol = jrk
| style = JR Kyushu
| type =
| image = Michinoo station 2009A.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Michinoo Station in 2009
| other_name =
| address = Kodago, Nagayo-cho, Nishisonogi-gun, Nagasak-ken 851-2127
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|32|48|16|N|129|51|10|E|format=dms|region:JP_type:railwaystation_source:kolossus-jawiki|display=title,inline}}
| line = {{JRKSN|JH}} Nagasaki Main Line
| distance = 18.9 km from {{STN|Kikitsu|x}} (starting point of branch)
| platforms = 1 side platform
| tracks = 1
| train_operators =
| connections =
| structure = At grade
| parking = Available
| bicycle = Bike shed
| accessible = Yes - no steps to platform
| code =
| status = Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191883_1601.html}}
| opened = {{Start date|1897|07|22|df=y}}
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 950 daily
| pass_year = FY2020
| pass_rank = 139th (among JR Kyushu stations)
| services =
| map_type = Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Michinoo Station
|mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 17
}}
{{nihongo|Michinoo Station|道ノ尾駅|Michinoo-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the town of Nagayo, Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/jrkyushu_routemap_en.pdf|title=JR Kyushu Route Map|publisher=JR Kyushu|accessdate=3 March 2018}}
Lines
The station is served by the old line or the {{STN|Nagayo|x}} branch of the Nagasaki Main Line and is located 18.9 km from the branch point at {{STN|Kikitsu|x}}. Only local trains run on this branch.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191883_1601.html|title=道ノ尾|trans-title=Michinoo|accessdate=18 March 2018|website=JR Kyushu official station website}}
Station layout
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track at grade. The station building is a timber structure of traditional Japanese design and houses a waiting room and staffed ticket window. A bike shed and parking lots are available at the station forecourt. Across from the platform can be seen the remnants of another, disused platform and the trackbed of a second track, now removed.{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951647|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area|language=Japanese|pages=44, 69}}{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/nagasaki/station/0460_michinoo.htm|title=道ノ尾|trans-title=Michinoo|accessdate=18 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}
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 window which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.{{cite web|url=http://www.jrte.co.jp/branch/nagasaki.html|title=長崎支店内各駅|trans-title=Stations within the Nagasaki Branch|accessdate=18 March 2018|website=JRTE website}}{{cite web|url=http://jr-mars.dyndns.org/view/station/view1.php?stat_no=600236|title=道ノ尾駅|trans-title=Michinoo Station|accessdate=18 March 2018|website=jr-mars.dyndns.org}} See images of tickets sold.
file:JR九州 長崎本線長与線 道の尾駅 - panoramio.jpg|A more distant view of the station forecourt showing the parking lots and bike shed.
file:Michinoo_station_2009B.jpg|A view of the platform and track. Note to the right the trackbed and disused platform.
Adjacent stations
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{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Kōda|x|Nagayo}}|next={{STN|Nishi-Urakami|x}}|service=Local}}
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History
The private Kyushu Railway, had opened a track from {{STN|Tosu|x}} to {{STN|Saga|x}} by 5 May 1895, and thereafter expanding southwards in phases, as part of the construction of a line to Nagasaki. Separately, a track was laid from {{STN|Urakami|x}} (then known as Nagasaki) north to Nagayo, which opened on 22 July 1897 as the terminus. On the same day, Michinoo was opened as an intermediate station between Urakami and Nagayo. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, track from Tosu through Haiki, Ōmura, Michinoo to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line. On 2 October 1972, a shorter inland bypass route was opened between {{STN|Kikitsu|x}} through {{STN|Ichinuno|x}} to Urakami was opened, which became known as the new line or Ichinuno branch of the Nagasaki Main Line. The section serving Michinoo became known as the old line or the Nagayo branch. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.{{Teishajo|I|222-3}}{{Teishajo|II|717}}
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 950 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 139th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.{{Cite web|title=駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）|url=https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/data/pdf/2020ekibetsu.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=2023-09-08}}
Surrounding area
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|206}}
- Nagasaki City Iwaya Junior High School
- Nagasaki Technical High School
- Nagasaki Iwaya Post Office
References
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External links
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- [http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/railway/station/1191883_1601.html Michinoo Station (JR Kyushu)]{{in lang|ja}}
{{Nagasaki Main Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Nagasaki