Myōkenguchi Station
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.
Myōkenguchi Station 妙見口駅 | |
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 Myōkenguchi Station, June 2014 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Yoshikawa, Toyono-chō, Toyono-gun, Osaka-fu 563-0101 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°54′42.45″N 135°26′42.54″E |
| Operated by |  Nose Electric Railway |
| Line(s) | ■ Myōken Line |
| Distance | 12.2 km (7.6 mi) from Kawanishi-Noseguchi |
| Platforms | 2 bay platform |
| Connections | |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | NS14 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 November 1923 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 877 daily |
| Location | |
  Myōkenguchi Station Location within Osaka Prefecture  Myōkenguchi Station Myōkenguchi Station (Japan) | |
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 April1, 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
- 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.
External links
Media related to Myōkenguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tokiwadai Station official home page (in Japanese)