Minamino Station

Minamino Station (南野駅, Minamino-eki) is a railway station in the town of Shōnai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Minamino Station 南野駅
Minamino Station in June 2006
General information
Location	Kitaura Minamino, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-7725 Japan
Coordinates	38°49′05″N 139°56′41″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Rikuu West Line
Distance	38.9 kilometers from Shinjō
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 15, 1959
Passengers
FY2004	22
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Amarume towards Sakata Rikuu West Line Rapid Mogamigawa Karikawa One-way operation Rikuu West Line Local Karikawa towards Shinjō
Location Minamino Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Minamino Station Minamino Station (Japan)

Lines

Minamino Station is served by the Rikuu West Line, and is located 38.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinjō Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform, serving a bidirectional single track. The station is unattended.

History

Minamino Station opened on May 15, 1959. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Surrounding area

The station is located in a rural area surrounded by rice fields, with few houses or commercial buildings located in the immediate vicinity.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Minamino Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)