Mie Station

三会駅
Narrow station platform (far left) and waiting shelter (right) in March 2007
General information
LocationShimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates32°50′37.6″N 130°20′40.9″E / 32.843778°N 130.344694°E / 32.843778; 130.344694
Operated byShimabara Railway
Line(s) Shimabara Railway Line
Distance37.5 km from Isahaya
PlatformsIsland with two platforms
TracksTwo tracks
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
WebsiteStation page (in Japanese)
History
Opened24 September 1913 (1913-09-24)
Location
Mie Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Mie Station
Mie Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Mie Station is located in Japan
Mie Station
Mie Station
Mie Station (Japan)

Mie Station (三会駅, Mie-eki, みええき) is a train station located in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Shimabara Railway Line which is operated by the third-sector Shimabara Railway.[1][2]

The line follows a scenic coastal route around the Shimabara Peninsula, off the Ariake Sea. Japan National Route 251 also runs parallel to the station.[3]

Lines

Trains on this line terminate at Shimabarakō and Isahaya, where travellers can transfer to the JR Kyushu Nagasaki Main Line and Ōmura Line. It is 37.5 km from Isahaya. Only local services stop at the station.[4][5]

Trains to Kazusa were terminated on the 1st of April 2008 after the stretch of line from Shimabara closed.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform with two tracks. The station's shelter is located across the street from its narrow platforms, separated by a pedestrian level crossing.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shimabara Railway Line
Matsuo Local Shimabara
Express Service: Does not stop at this station

See also

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

  1. "三会駅 | 島原鉄道" [Mie Station | Shimabara Railway]. Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. "【第120表】鉄道運輸" [(Table 120) Rail transport] (XLS). Nagasaki Prefecture government (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. "Node: Mie (282413072)". OpenStreetMap. 2019-10-05. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. "島原鉄道列車時刻表" [Shimabara Railway Train Timetable] (PDF). Shimabara Railway (in Japanese). 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  5. "三会駅 | 駅探" [Mie Station | Station Search]. 駅探 (Ekitan) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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