Mitsumineguchi Station

Mitsumineguchi Station 三峰口駅
Mitsumineguchi Station, December 2007
Location
Prefecture	Saitama (See other stations in Saitama)
City	Chichibu
History
Year opened	1930
Rail services
Operator(s)	Chichibu Railway
Line(s)	Chichibu Main Line
Statistics	764 passengers/day (FY2000)
There is a bus stop near this station

Mitsumineguchi Station (三峰口駅, Mitsumineguchi-eki^?) is a railway station in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the Chichibu Railway.^[1]

Lines

Mitsumineguchi Station is served by the Chichibu Main Line from Hanyū, and is located 71.7 km from Hanyū.^[1] It is also served by through services to and from the Seibu Chichibu Line.

Station layout

View of the station area from the western end, December 2007

The station is staffed and consists of one side platform (platform 1) and one island platform (platforms 2/3) serving three tracks. Stabling and run-round tracks are also provided next to track 3 and in the former freight platforms. A turntable is provided for turning steam locomotives used on SL Paleo Express services.^[2]

Platforms

1-3

■Chichibu Main Line

for Chichibu, Yorii, Kumagaya, and Hanyū, and through services via Seibu Chichibu Line

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Chichibu Main Line
Ohanabatake		Paleo Express	Terminus
Kagemori		Chichibuji	Terminus
Shiroku		Local	Terminus

History

Mitsumineguchi Station opened on 15 March 1930.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 764 passengers daily.^[1]

Surrounding area

• Arakawa River
• National Route 140

Chichibu Railway Park

ED38 1, November 2011

DeHa 107, November 2011

A number of old Chichibu Railway vehicles are preserved in the Chichibu Railway Park located on the north side of the station, adjacent to the turntable.

The following vehicles are on display.^[2]

• Class DeKi1 electric locomotive number DeKi1
• Class ED38 electric locomotive number ED38 1
• DeHa 100 EMU car number DeHa 107
• KuHaNi 20 EMU car number KuHaNi 29
• SuMu 4000 freight car number SuMu 4023
• ToKi 500 freight car number ToKi 502
• Yo 10 guard's van number Yo 15
• WaKi 800 freight car number WaKi 824
• WaFu 51 freight car number WaFu 51

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 193. ISBN 4-87366-874-3. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Kawashima, Ryozo (January 2011). 日本の鉄道　中部ライン　全線・全駅・全配線　第１０巻　上越・秩父エリア [Railways of Japan - Chubu Line - Lines/Stations/Track plans - Vol 10 Joetsu & Chichibu Area]. Japan: Kodansha. p. 29/88. ISBN 978-4-06-270070-2. 

External links

Media related to Mitsumineguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Mitsumineguchi Station timetable (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°57′37″N 138°58′40″E / 35.96018°N 138.97775°E / 35.96018; 138.97775