Kami-Mio Station
Lines
Kami-Mio Station is served by the Gotōji Line and is 10.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tagawa-Gotōji.
Layout
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.
History
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
- Iizuka-Shonai Tagawa Bypass (Japan National Route 201)
See also
References
- ^ 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
Media related to Kami-Mio Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (JR Kyushu) (in Japanese)
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