Bingo-Mikkaichi Station
# Bingo-Mikkaichi Station

Bingo-Mikkaichi Station (備後三日市駅, Bingo-Mikkaichi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Uehara-chō, in the city of Shōbara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Bingo-Mikkaichi Station is served by the Geibi Line , and is located 70.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Bitchū-Kōjiro and 76.9 kilometers from Niimi.

## Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. There is no station building, but only a small waiting room, and the station is unattended. Although a ground-level station, it is located on a hill above the neighboring hamlet.

## History

Bingo-Mikkaichi Station was opened on April 25, 1930 as the Mikkkaichi Stop (三日市停留場, Mikkaichi Teiryūba)on the Geibi Railway. It was renamed and elevated to a full station on June 1, 1933 when the line was nationalized. It became part of JR West on April 1, 1987 when Japan National Railways was privatized.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Shobara Municipal Higashi Elementary School
* Hiroshima Prefectural Shobara Kakuchi High School
