Mikawashima Station
JJ03 Mikawashima Station 三河島駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Station entrance under elevated tracks | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 Nishinippori, Arakawa, Tokyo （東京都荒川区西日暮里1丁目） Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1905 | ||||||||||||||
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Mikawashima Station (三河島駅, Mikawashima-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Mikawashima Station is served by the Jōban Line.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.
| 1 | JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) | for Nippori, Ueno JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa |
| 2 | JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) | for Kita-Senju, Kashiwa, Toride, Tsuchiura, Ishioka and Mito ■ Narita Line for Narita |
History
Mikawashima Station opened on 1 April 1905.[1]
Accident
On 3 May 1962, there was a crash between a freight train and two passenger trains which resulted in 160 deaths and 296 injuries. The crash occurred about 350 meters east of Mikawashima Station when an Ueno-bound passenger train (train number 2000H) crashed into the wreckage of a crash between a Toride-bound passenger train (2117H) and a Mito-bound freight train (number 287) as well as a crowd of evacuating passengers from 2117H.
Surrounding area
References
- ^ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
External links
- Mikawashima Station (JR East) (in Japanese)