Myōkaku Station

Myōkaku Station 明覚駅
Station entrance, May 2006
Location
Prefecture	Saitama (See other stations in Saitama)
District	Hiki
Town	Tokigawa
Neighborhood etc.	475-2 Banjō
Postal Code	355-0354
(in Japanese)	埼玉県比企郡ときがわ町番匠475-2
History
Year opened	1934
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Hachikō Line

Myōkaku Station (明覚駅, Myōkaku-eki^?) is a railway station in Tokigawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).^[1]

Lines

Myōkaku Station is served by the Hachikō Line between Komagawa and Takasaki.

Station layout

View of the platforms, September 2010

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks, which form a passing loop on the single-track line.

Platforms

1	■Hachikō Line	for Ogose and Komagawa
2	■Hachikō Line	for Ogawamachi, Yorii, and Takasaki

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hachikō Line
Ogose		Local		Ogawamachi

History

The station opened on 24 March 1934.^[1]

See also

Media related to Myōkaku Station at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Myōkaku Station Information" (in Japanese). East Japan Railway Company. http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1516. Retrieved 26 December 2010. 

External links

• JR East Station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 36°00′12″N 139°17′19″E / 36.0033°N 139.2886°E / 36.0033; 139.2886