Mizuma Kannon Station (水間観音駅, Mizumakannon-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kaizuka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Mizuma Railway.
Mizuma Kannon Station 水間観音駅 | |||||
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 Mizuma Kannon Station, May 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 260 Mizuma, Kaizuka-shi, Osaka-fu 597-0105 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°24′11″N 135°23′08″E / 34.403153°N 135.385636°E | ||||
| Operated by | Mizuma Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Mizuma Line | ||||
| Distance | 5.5 km from Kaizuka | ||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | January 30, 1926 | ||||
| Previous names | Mizuma (until 2009) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019 | 1434 daily | ||||
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Lines
editMizuma Kannon Station is the eastern terminal station of the Mizuma Line, and is 5.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Kaizuka.
Layout
editThe station consists of one deadheaded island platform serving two tracks.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Mizuma Railway Mizuma Line | ||||
| Mikayamaguchi | - | Terminus | ||
History
editMizuma Kannon Station opened on January 30, 1926 as Mizuma Station (水間駅).The reinforced concrete-made building from 1926 is a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property.[1] The station was renamed from Mizuma to Mizuma Kannon on June 1, 2009.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1434 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Mizuma-dera (Mizuma Kannon)
- Mizuma Park
- Koon-ji
- Okumizuma Onsen
- Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University
- Kaizuka City Katsuragi Elementary School
- Kaizuka City Eiju Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "水間鉄道水間駅舎". The Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Mizuma-Kannon Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Schedule (in Japanese)
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