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Mikamo Station

三加茂駅
Mikamo Station; 三加茂駅
	Mikamo Station in August 2008
General information
Location	Nakasho, Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-4703; Japan
Coordinates	34°02′09″N 133°56′57″E / 34.0357°N 133.9491°E
Operated by	JR Shikoku
Line(s)	■ Tokushima Line
Distance	8.7 km from Tsukuda
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 siding
Construction
Structure type	At grade on sidehill cutting
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Accessible	Partial - ramp to platform but there are two steps
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	B21
History
Opened	15 December 1961
Location
Location
	Mikamo Station Location within Tokushima Prefecture Mikamo Station Mikamo Station (Japan)

Mikamo Station (三加茂駅, Mikamo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B21".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Mikamo Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 8.7 km from the beginning of the line at Tsukuda. Only local trains stop at the station.^[3]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a sidehill cutting. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp, with two steps, leads up to the platform from the access road. A bike shed is located at the base of the ramp.^[2]^[4]^[5]

The entrance to Mikamo Station. Two steps are needed to get onto the ramp, rendering it difficult for wheelchair users. The bike shed can be seen to the left.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Tokushima Line
Limited Express Tsurugisan: Does not stop at this station
Awa-Kamo	Local	Eguchi

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened Mikamo on 15 December 1961, as an added station on the existing Tokushima Main Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Higashimiyoshi Municipal Misho Elementary School
Japan National Route 192
Kanemaru Hachiman Shrine

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "三加茂" [Mikamo]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "Mikamo Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ "三加茂駅" [Mikamo Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
^ 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1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 38, 82. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ 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. p. 658. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 215–216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.