Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station
Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station 関門海峡めかり駅 | |||||||||||
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_Station_20170811.jpg) Station entrance | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′39″N 130°58′03″E / 33.9607°N 130.9676°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Heisei Chikuhō Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Mojikō Retro Scenic Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.1 from Kyushu Railway History Museum | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 26 April 2009 | ||||||||||
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Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station (関門海峡めかり駅, Kanmonkaikyō-Mekari-eki) is a train station in Moji ward of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Mojikō Retro Scenic Line, a heritage railway operated by the Heisei Chikuhō Railway. It is the northernmost train station in Kyushu.
The station name is derived from its position next to the Kanmon Straits and that it's within Mekari Park (和布刈公園).
Overview
[edit]Only a single four-car passenger train named the Shiokaze (潮風号) serves this station, operating between March and November. Except for certain weeks, trains only operate on the weekends and holidays. Eleven round-trip services are run per day at 40-minute intervals.[1]
External links
[edit]- Kanmonkaikyō Mekari Station (Mojikō Retro Scenic Line website)
References
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