Minami-Kariyasu Station

Minami-Kariyasu Station (美並苅安駅, Minami-Kariyasu-eki) is a railway station in the city of Gujō, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Nagaragawa Railway.

Minami-Kariyasu Station 美並苅安駅
Minami-Kariyasu Station in September 2008
General information
Location	Minami-cho Shiroyama, Gujō-shi, Gifu-ken 501-4106 Japan
Coordinates	35°39′38.47″N 136°57′18.17″E
Operated by	Nagaragawa Railway
Line(s)	■ Etsumi-Nan Line
Distance	34.8 km from Mino-Ōta
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 6, 1928
Previous names	Kariyasu (to 1986)
Location Minami-Kariyasu Station Location within Gifu Prefecture Minami-Kariyasu Station Minami-Kariyasu Station (Japan)

Lines

Minami-Kariyasu Station is a station of the Etsumi-Nan Line, and is 34.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mino-Ōta.

Station layout

Minami-Kariyasu Station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station once had two opposed side platforms, and the footbridge connecting the platforms is still in place. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nagaragawa Railway
Etsumi-Nan Line
Fukuno		Local		Akaike

History

Minami-Kariyasu Station was opened on May 6, 1928 as Kariyasu Station (苅安駅). Operations were transferred from the Japan National Railway (JNR) to the Nagaragawa Railway on December 11, 1986. The station was renamed to its present name on that date

Surrounding area

• National Route 156
• Nagara River
• Sanjo Elementary School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)