Mikawashima Station

JJ03
Mikawashima Station
三河島駅
Station entrance under elevated tracks
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

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).

Lines

Mikawashima Station is served by the Jōban Line.

Station layout

The station platform, February 2015

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, and Tsuchiura
■ Narita Line for Narita

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Jōban Line (Rapid) JJ03
Jōban Line JJ03
Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Nippori
NPRJJ02
   Rapid[Note 1]   Minami-Senju JJ04
  1. ↑ including medium distance local trains

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

References

  1. ↑ 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 103. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.

Coordinates: 35°44′01″N 139°46′38″E / 35.7336°N 139.7771°E / 35.7336; 139.7771

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