Minawa Station (三縄駅, Minawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D23".[1][2]
Minawa Station 三縄駅 | |||||
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 Minawa Station in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ikedacho Nakanishi, Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture 779-5161 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°00′25″N 133°47′15″E / 34.0069°N 133.7876°E | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Shikoku | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Dosan Line | ||||
| Distance | 47.8 km (29.7 mi) from Tadotsu | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible | No - footbridge needed to access one of the side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Station code | D23 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 19 September 1931 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 30 | ||||
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Lines
editMinawa Station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located 47.8 km (29.7 mi) from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]
Layout
editThe station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A timber building connected to Platform 1 serves as a waiting room. A footbridge connects to Platform 2 across the tracks.[2] Originally Platform 2 was an island platform with a third track on the other side but the track has now become a siding. Approaching Platform 1 from Iyaguchi, the track branches into another siding leading to an old freight platform.[5][6]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Dosan Line | ||||
| Awa-Ikeda | - | Iyaguchi | ||
History
editMinawa Station opened on 19 September 1931 as the terminus of the then Tokushima Main Line (now Tokushima Line). By 28 November 1938, the then Kōchi Line had been extended northwards from Iyaguchi. The stretch from Tadotsu to Suzaki was renamed the Dosan Line and Minawa became a station on this line and ceased to be part of the Tokushima Line. At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later corporatised as Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[3][7]
See also
editSurrounding area
edit- Tokushima Prefectural Road No. 268
- Tokushima Prefectural Road No. 269
- Kurozo Marsh
- Miyoshi Bridge
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "三縄" [Minawa]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 665. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "Minawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2007). 全国鉄道事情大研究 四国篇 [Indepth analysis of nationwide railway matters Shikoku edition] (in Japanese). Sōshisha. p. 113. ISBN 978-4-7942-1615-1.
- ^ Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 46. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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