Miyakoda Station

Miyakoda Station 都田駅
Miyakoda Station in July 2020
General information
Location	Miyakoda, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 431-2102 Japan
Coordinates	34°49′42″N 137°43′6″E
Operated by	Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
Line(s)	■ Tenryū Hamanako Line
Distance	37.7 kilometers from Kakegawa
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 1, 1940
Passengers
FY2016	31 daily
Location Miyakoda Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Miyakoda Station Miyakoda Station (Japan)

Miyakoda Station (都田駅, Miyakoda-eki) is a railway station in Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector Tenryū Hamanako Railroad.

Lines

Miyakoda Station is served by the Tenryū Hamanako Line, and is located 37.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kakegawa Station.

Miyakoda Station waiting area and cafe in July 2020

Station layout

The station has a single side platform and a single-story station building, which also contains a Good Design Award (Japan)-winning cafe. The station originally was built with opposing side platforms, but one platform was removed to create a head shunt. The station is unattended, but a public restroom facility, phone booth and Entetsu Bus Line 46 and 56 stops are located just outside. Locally-grown grapes are sold seasonally out of the farm supply center adjacent to the station.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tenryū Hamanako Railroad
Tenryū Hamanako Line
Fruits Park		-	Hamamatsudaigakumae

Station History

Miyakoda Station was established on June 1, 1940 when the section of the Japan National Railways Futamata Line was extended from Enshū-Mori Station to Kanasashi Station. Scheduled freight services were discontinued from June 1970. On March 15, 1987, the station came under the control of the Tenryū Hamanako Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 31 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 362
• Entetsu Bus Toda Line 46 and Hagioka Miyakoda Line 56 stops
• DLoFre's Miyakoda Station Cafe -- Good Design Award (Japan) 2015
• Miyakoda Junior High School
• Miyakoda Elementary School
• Miyakodaminami Elementary School
• Miyakoda Municipal Library
• Miyakoda Park

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Miyakoda Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Tenryū Hamanako Railroad Station information

• Entetsu Bus information (in Japanese)

• DLoFre's Miyakoda Station Cafe information

• Miyakoda Municipal Library information

• Miyakoda Park information