title: Mikumo Station
text: # Mikumo Station
  
  Mikumo Station (三雲駅, Mikumo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Mikumo Station is served by the Kusatsu Line, and is 20.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tsuge.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kibukawa and Tsuge |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Kusatsu Line | for Kusatsu and Kyoto |
  
  ## History
  
  Mikumo Station opened on December 15, 1889 as a station on the Kansai Railway, which was nationalized in 1907 to become part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR), and subsequently the Japan National Railway (JNR) . The station became part of the West Japan Railway Company on April 1, 1987 due to the privatization and dissolution of the JNR.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1957 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Kosei Mikumo Post Office
  * Shiga Prefectural Road No. 13 Hikone Yokaichi Kosai Linel
  