Minamata Station

Railway station in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
32°12′17″N 130°23′45″E / 32.2047340°N 130.3956968°E / 32.2047340; 130.3956968[1]Operated byHisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.Line(s)Hisatsu Orange RailwayDistance
  • 49.6 km from Yatsushiro
  • 3.8 km from Shin-Minamata[2]
Platforms2Tracks4ConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationWebsiteOfficial (in Japanese)HistoryOpened21 July 1926; 98 years ago (1926-07-21)Original companyJapanese Government Railways

Minamata Station (水俣駅, Minamata-eki) is a train station in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Station layout

The station consists of two platforms at street level. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Shin-Minamata – Fukuro
Sashiki Rapid Express Super Orange Izumi
  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • Building in Tasho and pre-war Showa era
    Building in Tasho and pre-war Showa era
  • View of station platforms
    View of station platforms
  • Approaching 100 series train
    Approaching 100 series train
  • Intersection outside station
    Intersection outside station

See also

References

  1. ^ "Node: Minamata (2892653295)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  2. ^ "水俣駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "水俣駅 各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  4. ^ "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  5. ^ "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  • Media related to Minamata Station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
  • Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide