Myōkaku

Weekday departures: 34/day · Sat & holiday departures: 34/day

First / last train (weekday): 5:46 / 22:41

Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (4)

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Counts are departures in the timetable data shown on our live map.

• Hachikō Line: Ogawamachi (Saitama) ⇄ Ogose

Myōkaku Station opened on 24 March 1934 with the inauguration of the Japanese Government Railways Hachikō Line between Ogose and Ogawamachi. The name was taken from the village of Myōkaku, the station's location at the time. It became a JR East station on 1 April 1987 at the privatisation of Japanese National Railways. The original station building burned down in a fire early on 9 November 1988, and the present Canadian-log-cabin-style building, constructed using timber from the former Tokigawa village, was completed on 18 September 1989. Suica use began on 8 February 2002, and staff were withdrawn on 1 November 2013.

The 1989 station building is a Canadian-style log cabin built from timber harvested in the former Tokigawa village; it won a Good Design Award in 1995 and was chosen for the inaugural "Kantō no Eki Hyakusen" list in 1997.