Minmaya Station
{{short description|Railway station in Imabetsu, Aomori Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Minmaya Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 三厩駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = JR Tsugaru-Line Mimmaya Station building.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Station building (August 2020)
| other_name =
| address = 299 Minmaya Higashicho, Sotogahama-machi. Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 030-1737
| coordinates = {{Coord|41|11|07.45|N|140|26|40.14|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}
| line = {{colorbull|Green}} Tsugaru Line
| distance = 55.8km from {{STN|Aomori|x}}
| platforms = 1 island platform
| connections =
| structure =
| code =
| status =
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1519}}
| opened = {{start date|1958|10|21}}{{Cite book|title=週刊 JR全駅・全車両基地 31号 青森駅・弘前駅・深浦駅ほか|publisher=朝日新聞出版|year=2013|pages=23}}
| closed =
| former =
| pass_year = FY2018
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Tsugaru Line|right=Tsugaru-Hamana}}
| map_type = Japan Aomori Prefecture#Japan
}}
File:JR Tsugaru-Line Mimmaya Station Platform.jpg
{{nihongo|Minmaya Station|三厩駅|Minmaya-eki}} is the northern terminal railway station on the JR East Tsugaru Line located in the town of Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
Minmaya Station is a terminal station on the Tsugaru Line, and is located {{convert|55.8|km|mi|abbr=out}} from the opposing terminal of the line at {{STN|Aomori|x}}. As of August 2022 service has been suspended due to damage caused by heavy rainfall, and there are no plans to restore service.{{Cite web |title=Train Status Information {{!}} JR-EAST |url=https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/tohoku.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129130508/https://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/e/tohoku.aspx |archive-date=2024-01-29 |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=JR-EAST - East Japan Railway Company |language=en}}
Station layout
Minmaya Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing; however, one side of the platform is not in use.
=Platforms=
{{jpf|first=4|name=Tsugaru Line|col=green|dir=for {{STN|Kanita|x}} and {{STN|Aomori|x}}}}
History
Minmaya Station was opened on October 21, 1958, as Miumaya Station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It officially adopted the present pronunciation of its name on March 16, 1991. The station became unmanned on June 1, 2019.{{Cite web|title=青森）津軽半島最北の駅が無人に 駅長さん、有終の一日：朝日新聞デジタル|url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM6352HBM63UBNB00F.html|access-date=2020-09-18|website=朝日新聞デジタル|language=ja}}
Surrounding area
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|280}}
- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|339}}
- former Minmaya Village Hall
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily.{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_09.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員（2018年度）|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 18 September 2020}}
See also
References
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External links
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- {{official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1519}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Tsugaru Line}}
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1958
Category:Railway stations in Aomori Prefecture
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