title: Miyama Station
text: # Miyama Station
  
  Miyama Station (美山駅, Miyama-eki) is a JR West railway station in the city of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Miyama Station is served by the Hokuriku Main Line, and is located 17.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Echizen-Hanandō and 20.1 kilometers from Fukui.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level unnumbered island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | station side | ■ Etsumi-Hoku Line | for Kuzuryūko |
  | - | - | - |
  | opposite side | ■ Etsumi-Hoku Line | for Fukui |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Etsumi Hoku Line |||||
  | Kowashōzu | | Local | | Echizen-Yakushi |
  
  ## History
  
  Miyama Station opened on December 15, 1960. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station was closed from July 18, 2004 to June 30, 2007 due to damages to the tracks following torrential rains, and services were temporality replaced by a bus service.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
      Former Miyama Town Hall
  * National Route 158
  * Miyama Junior High School
  