Kaminaka Station
Kaminaka Station 上中駅 | |||||
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![]() The station frontage in May 2017 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | 36-1 Inokuchi, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1542 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 35°27′49″N 135°51′20″E / 35.4636°N 135.8556°E | ||||
Operated by | ![]() | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Obama Line | ||||
Distance | 38.8 km from Tsuruga | ||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 10 November 1918 | ||||
Previous names | Miyake (until April 1956) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2016 | 248 daily | ||||
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Kaminaka Station (上中駅, Kaminaka-eki) is a railway station on the Obama Line in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Kaminaka Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 38.8 km from Tsuruga.[1]
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed side platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office..
Adjacent stations
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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Obama Line | ||||
Tomura | Rapid | Higashi-Obama | ||
Wakasa-Arita | Local | Shin-Hirano |
History
[edit]The station opened on 10 November 1918 as Miyake Station (三宅駅).[1] It was renamed Kaminaka Station on 10 April 1956.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 268 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]National Route 27
- former Kaminaka town hall
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 147. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Official website (in Japanese)