Minabe Station
Minabe Station 南部駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Minabe Station in February 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 371-2 Shiba, Minabe-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 645-0002 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°46′00″N 135°19′27″E / 33.7668°N 135.3242°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 294.5 km (183.0 miles) from Kameyama 114.3 km (71.0 miles) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 21 September 1931[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 709 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minabe Station (南部駅, Minabe-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Minabe, Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Minabe Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 294.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 114.3 kilometers from Shingū.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
| 2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji Kii-Tanabe and Shingū |
| 3 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Kii-Tanabe and Shingū |
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kisei Main Line | ||||
| Kii-Tanabe | Limited Express Kuroshio | Gobo | ||
| Haya | Rapid | Iwashiro | ||
| Haya | Local | Iwashiro | ||
History
[edit]Minabe Station opened on September 21, 1931. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding Area
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National Route 42- Minabe Town Hall
- Minabe Municipal Southern Elementary School
- Minabe Municipal Southern Junior High School
- Wakayama Prefectural Southern High School
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
- ^ 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
- ^ 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Minabe Station at Wikimedia Commons
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