Misashima Station (美佐島駅, Misashima-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan, operated by the third sector Hokuetsu Express.

Misashima Station

美佐島駅
Misashima Station in October 2006
General information
Location135 Uma, Tōkamachi-shi, Niigata-ken 948-0000
Japan
Coordinates37°07′52″N 138°47′23″E / 37.1311°N 138.7898°E / 37.1311; 138.7898
Operated by Hokuetsu Express
Line(s)Hokuhoku Line
Distance12.2 km from Muikamachi
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 March 1997; 27 years ago (1997-03-22)
Passengers
FY200511 daily
Location
Misashima Station is located in Hokuhoku Line
Misashima Station
Misashima Station
Location within Hokuhoku Line
Misashima Station is located in Japan
Misashima Station
Misashima Station
Misashima Station (Japan)

Lines

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Misashima Station is a station on the Hokuhoku Line, and is located 12.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Muikamachi.

Station layout

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Misashima Station platform

This station is noteworthy because the station building is on ground level and the single side platform is located 10.1 m (33 ft) below, inside a tunnel. The platform level is closed unless a local train is scheduled to arrive because of the strong winds generated by high pressure difference between the tunnel and the ground level. Passengers alighting at this station cannot loiter. They must leave the platform level within 2 minutes or PA system with monitoring camera will ask the passengers to leave immediately. There are two automatic doors, one on the ground level and another at the platform level. The automatic door on the ground level is locked, preventing access to the platform level, until the train driver remotely unlocks the door. The two automatic doors never open at the same time, again, to avoid creating strong winds caused by pressure gradient. There is an underground waiting room between the two doors with wooden bench, timetable, and a suggestion box. Above ground, the waiting room features tatami and is air-conditioned.

Platforms

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   Hokuhoku Line for Echigo-Yuzawa, Muikamachi, Tōkamachi, Saigata and Naoetsu (bidirectional)

Adjacent stations

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Hokuhoku Line
Uonuma-Kyūryō Local Shinza

History

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The station opened on 22 March 1997, coinciding with the opening of the Hokuhoku Line.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kusamichi, Yoshikazu (3 March 2017). "北越急行ほくほく線、開業20周年で記念カード配布 3月22日". Response Automotive Media (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "会社概要" [Company History]. hokuhoku.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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