Mitazono Station
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Mitazono Station 美田園駅 | |||||
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 Mitazono Station, March 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 5 Chome-2 Mitazono, Natori-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-1217 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 38°9′34.7″N 140°55′2.9″E / 38.159639°N 140.917472°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Sendai Airport Transit | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Sendai Airport Line | ||||
| Distance | 1.8 km from Sendai Airport | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 18, 2007 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2018 | 1,437 daily | ||||
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Mitazono Station (美田園駅, Mitazono eki) is a railway station in the city of Natori, Miyagi, Japan, operated by third-sector railway operator Sendai Airport Transit (SAT).
Lines
[edit]Mitazono Station is served by the Sendai Airport Line and is 14.2 kilometres (8.8 mi) from Sendai and 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) from the terminus of the line at Sendai Airport.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks, allowing trains to pass on the otherwise single line. Both tracks are bi-directional, with platform 2 used (mostly for Sendai-bound trains) only when trains cross here.
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sendai Airport Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Morisekinoshita | Local | Sendai Airport | ||
History
[edit]The station opened on 18 March 2007, coinciding with the opening of the Sendai Airport Line. The line was severely damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and service was suspended indefinitely from 11 March 2011, not reopening until 1 October, nearly 7 months later.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1,437 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area
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The station is located in a suburban area.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Asahi.com（朝日新聞社）：仙台空港アクセス線再開「本当に良かった」 ２０分短縮 - 鉄道 - トラベル". www.asahi.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.
- ^ 平成30年度のご利用状況 [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sendai Airport Transit Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
External links
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Media related to Mitazono Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)