Misashima Station

Misashima Station 美佐島駅
Misashima Station
Location
Prefecture	Niigata (See other stations in Niigata)
City	Tōkamachi
Neighborhood etc.	Uma
(in Japanese)	新潟県十日町市午
History
Year opened	1997
Rail services
Operator(s)	Hokuetsu Express
Line(s)	Hokuhoku Line

Misashima Station (美佐島駅, Misashima-eki) is a railway station located in Tōkamachi, Niigata, Japan. The station opened on March 22, 1997.

This station is noteworthy because the station building is on ground level and the platform is located 10.1 m below, inside a tunnel. The platform level is closed unless a local train is scheduled to arrive because of the strong winds generated by high pressure difference between the tunnel and the ground level. Passengers alighting at this station cannot loiter. They must leave the platform level within 2 minutes or PA system with monitoring camera will ask the passengers to leave immediately. There are two automatic doors, one on the ground level and another at the platform level. The automatic door on the ground level is locked, preventing access to the platform level, until the train driver remotely unlocks the door. The two automatic doors never open at the same time, again, to avoid creating strong winds caused by pressure gradient. There is an underground waiting room between the two doors with wooden bench, timetable, and a suggestion box. Above ground, the waiting room features tatami and is air-conditioned.

Misashima Station platform

Lines

• Hokuetsu Express
  • Hokuhoku Line

Platforms

Adjacent stations

Coordinates: 37°07′52″N 138°47′23″E / 37.1311°N 138.7898°E / 37.1311; 138.7898