Mitsumineguchi Station(Mitsumi Neguchi-eki)SaitamaChichibu CityLocated in Arakawashiroku,Chichibu RailwayChichibu Main Line OfstationIs.The westernmost station in Saitama prefecture.

Overview

Of Chichibu RailwayTerminal stationAnd as the name suggestsMitaka ShrineIt is the gateway to.Lake Chichibu,NakatsukyoIt is also close to.again,Chichibu Tama Kai National ParkAs a simple station that retains the remnants of its opening at the front entrance ofXNUMX selections of stations in KantoIt is the 3rd selection station of^[1].

History

"Mitsumine" is oldOtaki VillageAlthough it is a place name of, this station is oldArakawaLocated in.Aiming to extend to the former Otaki Village,1927/(ShowaObtained a license in 2 years)^[2]However, it did not start1936/License expired in (Showa 11)^[3]It became.

• 1930/(Showa5 years)May 3: Opened.
• 2022/(Reiwa4 years)May 3 : Prepaid Card"PASMOCan be used^[4].

Station structure

Single platform-Island homeEach has 1 sides and 2 linesGround station.

Directly operated stationAnd in 2022May 3UntilManagement stationAsShiroku StationWas in control.Simple at the ticket gatePASMOA ticket gate is installed.Although it is a manned station, PASMO sales, reissues, and refunds are not handled at this station window.^[4].

The station building is located on the south side of the single-track platform.

Many on the north sideDetention lineWhen,steam locomotiveFor drivingTurntableThere is.

"SL Turntable Park" (formerly) on the north side of the stationChichibu Railway Park) Is attached, and "SL Paleo ExpressI used the turntable up close on the driving dayTurn aroundCan be seen.Many real cars used on the Chichibu Railway were exhibited during the old park era, but due to aging and facility renewal, all were dismantled and removed from May to July 2019.^[5].

Once in the back on the west side of the stationHopperThere was equipment. 16 kmPreviousChichibu MineThancablewayUsingIron oreCarrying and mainlyHamakawasaki StationWas shipping to^[6]..Part of it even nowLineIs used as.

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  State of the ticket gate (July 2011)

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  Ticket window (July 2011)

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  Inside the station

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  Line

Usage situation

• The average number of passengers per day in 2019 is 1.
• There used to be cargo from Nicchitsu Mining.

• Saitama Prefecture Statistical Yearbook Each Year Edition

Around the station

• Arakawa
  • Shirakawa Bridge
• Saitama Prefectural Road 210 Nakatsugawa Mitsumineguchi Stop Line
• National Route 140
• SL Turntable Park (formerlyChichibu Railway Park）
• Chichibu Geo Gravity Park
• Arakawa Post Office
• Chichibu City Arakawa Nishi Elementary School
• Taise Chichibu Plant
• Weeping cherry tree at Entsuji Temple
• Niekawa-juku
• Kanba Cave

Transit Bus

Seibu sightseeing busbyMitaka Shrine(Express bus),Lake Chichibu,NakatsukyoEtc. oldOtaki VillageBuses arrive and depart in the direction.halfway"Otaki OnsenAt the YuyukanChichibu Municipal BusConnect with Kawamata line.There is a platform with a waiting room on the opposite side of the road from the station building.Since there is no space in front of the station where ordinary fixed-route bus vehicles can turn, the arriving bus will drop off passengers in front of the station building, then turn around at the turning point near Shiroku before entering the platform.

Ogano TownBusiness bus (old)Ryokami VillageBuses (operated buses) operate buses (small vehicles) bound for the former Ryokami Village, such as the Ogano Town Office Ryokami Branch (former Ryokami Village Office).There is a platform on the west side of the station building.

Next station

Chichibu Railway

■Chichibu Main Line

Express "SL Paleo Express'

Ohanabatake Station - Mitsumineguchi Station

Express "Chichibu Road(Only on Saturdays and holidays)

Kagemori Station → Mitsumineguchi Station

Local train

Shiroku Station - Mitsumineguchi Station

footnote

1. ^ (Supervised) "Railway Day" Kanto Executive Committee "Station Trip Story Kanto Station XNUMX Selections" (First Edition)Humanities Society, October 2000, 10, 14-132, 133 pages.ISBN 4795912807. 
2. ^ "Rail license subscript", "Gazette," December 1927, 12(National Diet Library Digital Collection)
3. ^ "Railway License Revocation", Gazette, July 1936, 2(National Diet Library Digital Collection)
4. ^ ^{a b} "Chichibu Railway introduces transportation IC card" PASMO "-Service starts on Saturday, March 2022, 3-" (Japanese) (PDF) (Press Release), Chichibu Railway, (March 2022, 1), originalArchived as of October 2022, 1., https://web.archive.org/web/20220127093258/https://www.chichibu-railway.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220127_ICcard.pdf 2022/1/29Browse. 
5. ^ "Chichibu Railway to remove preserved vehicles from the railway vehicle park at Mitsumineguchi Station". Railway com(July 2019, 4). https://www.tetsudo.com/news/2080/# 2019/5/25Browse. 
6. ^ Isaku Watanabe, "Recollection: Rail Freight Transport in West Kanto," Museum of Logistics, 2014, p.

Related item

• List of Japanese railway stations
• List of stations at the north, south, east, and west ends of prefectures in Japan

外部 リンク

• Station information Mitsumineguchi --Chichibu Railway
• Watch the video Nippon Michishiru Mitsumineguchi Station (Chichibu Railway) --NHK Archives