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Mikawashima Station (三河島駅, Mikawashima-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

JJ03 Mikawashima Station 三河島駅
Station entrance under elevated tracks
General information
Location	1 Nishinippori, Arakawa, Tokyo （東京都荒川区西日暮里1丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)
History
Opened	1905
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Nippori NPRJJ02 towards Shinagawa Jōban Line Local-Futsuu Minami-Senju JJ04 towards Sendai Jōban Line Rapid Minami-Senju JJ04 towards Toride

Lines

Mikawashima Station is served by the Jōban Line.

Station layout

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

1	JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)	for Nippori, Ueno JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa
2	JJ Jōban Line (Rapid)	for Kita-Senju, Kashiwa, Toride, Tsuchiura, Ishioka and Mito ■ Narita Line for Narita

History

Mikawashima Station opened on 1 April 1905.[1]

Accident

On 3 May 1962, there was a crash between a freight train and two passenger trains which resulted in 160 deaths and 296 injuries. The crash occurred about 350 meters east of Mikawashima Station when an Ueno-bound passenger train (train number 2000H) crashed into the wreckage of a crash between a Toride-bound passenger train (2117H) and a Mito-bound freight train (number 287) as well as a crowd of evacuating passengers from 2117H.

Surrounding area

• Shim-Mikawashima Station (Keisei Main Line)

References

External links

• Mikawashima Station (JR East) (in Japanese)

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