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Mikumo Station

三雲駅
Mikumo Station; 三雲駅
	Mikumo Station in October 2017
General information
Location	457 Arakawa Mikumo, Konan-shi, Shiga-ken 520-3221; Japan
Coordinates	34°58′59.27″N 136°7′4.00″E / 34.9831306°N 136.1177778°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	C Kusatsu Line
Distance	20.5 km from Tsuge
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 15, 1889
Passengers
FY2019	1957 daily
Services
Location
	Mikumo Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Mikumo Station Mikumo Station (Japan)

Mikumo Station (三雲駅, Mikumo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines edit

Mikumo Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 20.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms edit

1	■ Kusatsu Line	for Kibukawa and Tsuge
2	■ Kusatsu Line	for Kusatsu and Kyoto

History edit

Mikumo Station opened on December 15, 1889 as a station on the Kansai Railway, which was nationalized in 1907 to become part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), and subsequently the Japan National Railway (JNR) . The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.