Kaminaka Station

Location
	Kaminaka Station Location within Japan

Kaminaka Station

上中駅
Kaminaka Station; 上中駅
	The station frontage in May 2017
General information
Location	36-1 Inokuchi, Wakasa-cho, Mikatakaminaka-gun, Fukui-ken 919-1542; Japan
Coordinates	35°27′49″N 135°51′20″E / 35.4636°N 135.8556°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	■ Obama Line
Distance	38.8 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 November 1918
Previous names	Miyake (until April 1956)
Passengers
FY2016	248 daily
Location
Location
	Kaminaka Station Location within Japan

Kaminaka Station (上中駅, Kaminaka-eki) is a railway station on the Obama Line in the town of Wakasa, Mikatakaminaka District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kaminaka Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 38.8 km from Tsuruga.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office..

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Obama Line
Tomura	Rapid	Higashi-Obama
Wakasa-Arita	Local	Shin-Hirano

History

The station opened on 10 November 1918 as Miyake Station (三宅駅).^[1] It was renamed Kaminaka Station on 10 April 1956.^[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 268 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

National Route 27
former Kaminaka town hall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 147. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 147. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[fukui_stats-2] 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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