Mie Station (三会駅, Mie-eki, みええき) is a train station located in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Shimabara Railway Line which is operated by the third-sector Shimabara Railway.[1][2]

Mie Station 三会駅
Narrow station platform (far left) and waiting shelter (right) in March 2007
General information
Location	Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	32°50′37.6″N 130°20′40.9″E
Operated by	Shimabara Railway
Line(s)	■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance	37.5 km from Isahaya
Platforms	Island with two platforms
Tracks	Two tracks
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Website	Station page (in Japanese)
History
Opened	24 September 1913; 108 years ago (1913-09-24)
Location
Mie Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Mie Station Mie Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

The line follows a scenic coastal route around the Shimabara Peninsula, off the Ariake Sea. Japan National Route 251 also runs parallel to the station.[3]

Lines

• Shimabara Railway
  • Shimabara Railway Line

Trains on this line terminate at Shimabarakō and Isahaya, where travellers can transfer to the JR Kyushu Nagasaki Main Line and Ōmura Line. It is 37.5 km from Isahaya. Only local services stop at the station.[4][5]

Trains to Kazusa were terminated on the 1st of April 2008 after the stretch of line from Shimabara closed.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform with two tracks. The station's shelter is located across the street from its narrow platforms, separated by a pedestrian level crossing.

Adjacent stations

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.

External links

• Media related to Mie Station (Nagasaki) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Japanese)
• Navitime station timetable (in Japanese)
• Yahoo! Transit Japan (in Japanese)