is a

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located in the city of

Kakamigahara is a city located in southern Gifu Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,225, and a population density of 1700 persons per km2, in 59,736 households. The total area of the city was . Situated in the northern part o ...

, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the

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operator

Meitetsu , referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which of ...

Lines

Mikakino Station is a station on the Kakamigahara Line, and is located 11.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

Mikakino Station has one ground-level island platform and one ground-level

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s connected by a level crossing. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Mikakino Station opened on January 21, 1926, as . It was renamed on June 27, 1931, but renamed again as on August 1, 1935. It was renamed to its present name on December 1, 1938.

Surrounding area

* Sohara Station (JR Central) *

Gifu Air Field is a military air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force . It is located in Kakamigahara City, east of Gifu in the Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is home to the Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum is an aviation ...

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External links

* {{Meitetsu Kakamigahara Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926 Stations of Nagoya Railroad Railway stations in Gifu Prefecture Kakamigahara, Gifu