Mikawachi Station

Mikawachi Station (三河内駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Lines
The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 35.7 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi. Only Sasebo Line local services stop at this station.

Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two side platforms serving two tracks with a siding branching off track 2. The station building is a small wooden structure which houses a ticket window but which is presently unstaffed. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.

History
The private Kyushu Railway had opened a track from Tosu to Saga and Takeo (today Takeo-Onsen) by 5 May 1895. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended further west with Haiki opening as the new western terminus on 10 July 1897. Mikawachi was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. When the Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, station became part of the Nagasaki Main Line. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and track serving the station was redesignated the Sasebo Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Kyushu.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, there were a total of 30,338 boarding passengers, giving a daily average of 83 passengers.

Surrounding area

 * Japan National Route 35
 * Mikawachi Hospital
 * Mikawachi Post Office
 * Sasebo City Office Mikawachi Branch