Miyoshichō Station

Miyoshichō Station (三好町駅, Miyoshichō-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ueda, Nagano, Japan, operated by the private railway operating company Ueda Electric Railway.

Miyoshichō Station

三好町駅
Miyoshichō Station in September 2011
General information
LocationGosho, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-0033
Japan
Coordinates36°23′30.29″N 138°14′7.27″E
Operated byUeda Electric Railway
Line(s) Bessho Line
Distance1.5 km from Ueda
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeBE03
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 June 1921
Passengers
FY201524 daily
Services
Preceding station Ueda Electric Railway Following station
Akasakaue
BE04
towards Bessho-Onsen
Bessho Line Shiroshita
BE02
towards Ueda
Location
Miyoshichō  Station is located in Nagano Prefecture
Miyoshichō  Station
Miyoshichō Station
Location within Nagano Prefecture
Miyoshichō  Station is located in Japan
Miyoshichō  Station
Miyoshichō Station
Miyoshichō Station (Japan)

Lines

Miyoshichō Station is served by the Bessho Line and is 1.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ueda Station.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

The station opened on 17 June 1921 as Miyoshichō San-chōme Station (三好町三丁目駅). It was renamed to its present name in December 1927. However, on 1 September 1939 it was renamed Kōkūjō-guchi Station (飛行場口駅) after an Imperial Japanese Army air field established in the area. The name reverted to Miyoshichō Station in 1945 after the end of the war.

Station numbering was introduced in August 2016 with Miyoshichō being assigned station number BE03.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 24 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Ueda Chikuma High School
  • Ueda No.4 Middle School

See also

References

  1. "上田電鉄別所線 駅番号(駅ナンバリング)導入について" [Introduction of station numbers on the Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line] (PDF). uedadentetsu.com (in Japanese). 31 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. "【上田電鉄】駅ナンバリング導入" [Information Regarding Station Numbering on the Ueda Electric Railway]. Rail Hobidas Online. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. 84 地方鉄道(JRを除く)駅別乗降旅客人員 [Nagano Prefectural Statistics (Fiscal 2016) Section 84] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Nagano Prefecture. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-25.

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