Kami-Mio Station

Coordinates: 33°37′22.74″N 130°42′48.33″E / 33.6229833°N 130.7134250°E / 33.6229833; 130.7134250
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Kami-Mio Station

上三緒駅
Kyushu Railway Company
Kami-Mio Station in November 2007
General information
Location325 Kamimio, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 820-0013
Japan
Coordinates33°37′22.74″N 130°42′48.33″E / 33.6229833°N 130.7134250°E / 33.6229833; 130.7134250
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)JJ Gotōji Line
Distance10.2 km from Tagawa-Gotōji
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
Station codeJJ02
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened15 June 1902 (1902-06-15)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). JR Kyushu Following station
Shimo-Kamoo Gotōji Line Shin-Iizuka
Terminus
Location
Kami-Mio Station is located in Fukuoka Prefecture
Kami-Mio Station
Kami-Mio Station
Location within Fukuoka Prefecture
Kami-Mio Station is located in Japan
Kami-Mio Station
Kami-Mio Station
Kami-Mio Station (Japan)
Map

Kami-Mio Station (上三緒駅, Kami-Mio-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]

Lines[edit]

Kami-Mio Station is served by the Gotōji Line and is 10.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tagawa-Gotōji.[1]

Layout[edit]

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The simple station building that looks like a caboose is installed next to the platform.The station is unattended. [1]

History[edit]

The station was opened on 15 June 1902 as a freight station on the Kyushu Railway. The railway was nationalized in 1907, and the line became the Chikuho Main Line (freight branch line) in 1909. Passenger service commenced on 10 May 1920, and on the same day, the line was renamed the Urushi Line. On July 1, 1943 the Industrial Cement Railway was nationalized through a wartime acquisition and the station became part of the Gotōji Line. With the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.

Surrounding area[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 49, 79. ISBN 9784062951630.

External links[edit]

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