Minohamagakuen Station
Railway station in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
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Minohamagakuen Station (美乃浜学園駅, Minohamagakuen-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Built as an infill station, it serves a new school located near the station, named Minohama Gakuen. The station opened on 13 March 2021.[1]
Japan
Hitachinaka Seaside RailwayMinohamagakuen Station 美乃浜学園駅 | |||||||||||
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Station platform, November 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Isozaki, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.372610°N 140.616985°E | ||||||||||
| Operator | Hitachinaka Seaside Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Minato Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.6 km from Katsuta | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side platform) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 13 March 2021 | ||||||||||
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Lines
Station layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a single side platform featuring fences to prevent passengers from falling onto the tracks.[3][4]
History
The station was built concurrently with Minohama Gakuen ("Minohama School"), a nearby school for elementary through junior high students which formed as a merging of previous schools in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki.[3] The name of the school and station originates from beaches on Isozaki which were named "Minohama" in Man'yōshū.
Subsidies for the station's construction were paid by JRTT.[5] The name of the new station was formally unveiled on 26 May 2020.[2] It opened in March 2021.[6]
Surrounding area
- Minohama School
Bus routes
Smile Aozora Bus
- For Nakaminato Station
- For Ajigaura Station