Minamata Station
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Minamata Station 水俣駅 | |||||||
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 Station entrance showing large kanji sign in 2004 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 1-chōme-1 Sakuraichō, Minamata-shi, Kumamoto-ken 867-0045 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 32°12′17″N 130°23′45″E / 32.2047340°N 130.3956968°E[1] | ||||||
| Operated by | Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. | ||||||
| Line(s) | Hisatsu Orange Railway | ||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
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| Station code | OR13 | ||||||
| Website | Official (in Japanese) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 21 July 1926 | ||||||
| Original company | Japanese Government Railways | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 360 | ||||||
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Minamata Station (水俣駅, Minamata-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway[3][4]
The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 49.6 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.[5]
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform with two tracks, one side platform with one track, and a center track (passing track). However, the center track and the outer track 3 of the island platform are currently out of service, and the station is operated as a two-side platform station, with the platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building is staffed.[5][3]
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | for Izumi and Sendai for Yatsushiro |
| 3 | ■ ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway | <not in operation> |
Gallery
Station sign
Building in Tasho and pre-war Showa era
View of station platforms
Approaching 100 series train
Intersection outside station
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hisatsu Orange Railway Line | ||||
| Shin-Minamata | – | Fukuro | ||
| Sashiki | Rapid Express Super Orange | Izumi | ||
History
Minamata Station was opened on 21 July 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.
Passenger statistics
The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 360 passengers.[6]
Surrounding area
- Minamata City Hall
- Tokutomi Soho Memorial Museum
- Minamata Port - Shishijima Kisen Ferry departs and arrives from here
