Minmaya Station

Minmaya Station
三厩駅
Minmaya Station
Location 299 Minmaya Higashicho, Sotogahama-machi. Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 030-1737
Coordinates 41°11′07.45″N 140°26′40.14″E / 41.1854028°N 140.4444833°E / 41.1854028; 140.4444833Coordinates: 41°11′07.45″N 140°26′40.14″E / 41.1854028°N 140.4444833°E / 41.1854028; 140.4444833
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Tsugaru Line
Distance 55.8km from Aomori
Platforms 1 island platform
Other information
Status Staffed
Website Official website
History
Opened October 21, 1958
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016) 23
Location
Minmaya Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Minmaya Station
Minmaya Station (Japan)

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 55.8 km from the opposing terminal of the line at Aomori.

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. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1 ■ Tsugaru Line (not in use)
2 ■ Tsugaru Line for Kanita and Aomori

Adjacent stations

←Service→
Tsugaru Line
Tsugaru-Hamana   Local   Terminus

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.

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 23 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員（2016年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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