Minamata Station

{{short description|Railway station in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Minamata Station

| native_name = 水俣駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = File:Minamata eki 1.jpg

| alt = Station entrance showing large kanji sign in 2004

| caption = Station entrance showing large kanji sign in 2004

| address = 1-chōme-1 Sakuraichō, Minamata-shi, Kumamoto-ken 867-0045

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|32.2047340|N|130.3956968|E}}

| operator = Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.

| line = Hisatsu Orange Railway

| distance = {{unbulleted list

| 49.6 km from {{STN|Yatsushiro|x}}

| 3.8 km from {{STN|Shin-Minamata|x}}

}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 4

| connections =

| structure = At-grade

| parking =

| bicycle =

| accessible =

| code = OR13

| zone =

| website = {{URL|http://www.hs-orange.com/eki/eki_minamata.html|Official}} {{in lang|ja}}

| opened = {{Start date|1926|07|21|df=yes}}

| closed =

| original = Japanese Government Railways

| passengers =360

| pass_year =FY2019

| pass_rank =

| services =

| map_type = Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Minamata Station

|mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17}}

{{nihongo|Minamata Station|水俣駅|Minamata-eki}} is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway

Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 49.6 km from the starting point of the line at {{STN|Yatsushiro|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with two tracks, one side platform with one track, and a center track (passing track). However, the center track and the outer track 3 of the island platform are currently out of service, and the station is operated as a two-side platform station, with the platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building is staffed.{{Cite book|last=Kawashima|first=Ryōzō|script-title=ja: 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻長崎佐賀エリア|year=2013 |publisher=Kodansha|isbn=9784062951647|trans-title=Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area|language=Japanese|pages=22, 67}}{{cite web|url=http://hacchi-no-he.net/line/hisatsuorange/station/0130_fukuro.htm|title=袋駅|trans-title= Fukuro Station|accessdate=16 March 2018|website=hacchi-no-he.net}}

=Platforms =

{{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1, 2 |nidx ={{colorbull|Orange}} Hisatsu Orange Railway|pwidth=80|lwidth=200|dir= for {{STN|Izumi|x|Kagoshima}} and {{STN|Sendai|x|Kagoshima}}
for {{STN|Yatsushiro|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|first=3|pfn=3 |nidx ={{colorbull|Orange}} Hisatsu Orange Railway|pwidth=80|lwidth=200|dir= }}

Gallery

Minamata Station2.JPG|Station sign

Minamata Station in Taisho and Pre-war Showa eras.JPG|Building in Tasho and pre-war Showa era

Minamata Station3.JPG|View of station platforms

Minamata Station 6.JPG|Approaching 100 series train

Minamata Station 7.JPG|Intersection outside station

Adjacent stations

{{J-rserv|service=–|previous={{STN|Shin-Minamata|x}}|next={{STN|Fukuro|x}}}}

{{J-rserv|service=Rapid Express Super Orange|previous={{STN|Sashiki|x}}|next={{STN|Izumi|x|Kagoshima}}}}

History

Minamata Station was opened on 21 July 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 360 passengers.[https://nlftp.mlit.go.jp/ksj/gml/datalist/KsjTmplt-S12-v2_7.html National Land Numerical Information (passenger traffic by station data)] - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, accessed September 6, 2021.

Surrounding area

Minamata City Hall
Tokutomi Soho Memorial Museum
Minamata Port - Shishijima Kisen Ferry departs and arrives from here