Maeda-Minami Station
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Maeda-Minami Station 前田南駅 | |||||
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 Maeda-Minami Station, September 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Donomae Gomihori, Kitaakita-shi, Akita-kan 018-4514 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 40°03′2.13″N 140°24′8.21″E / 40.0505917°N 140.4022806°E | ||||
| Operated by | Akita Nariku Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nairiku Line | ||||
| Distance | 21.1 kilometers from Takanosu | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | October 15, 1963 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 7 | ||||
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Maeda-Minami Station (前田南駅, Maeda-Minami-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.
Lines
[edit]Maeda-Minami Station is served by the Nariku Line, and is located 21.1 km from the terminus of the line at Takanosu Station.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Ani-Maeda Onsen | - | Kobuchi | ||
History
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Maeda-Minami Station opened on 15 October 1963 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) serving the town of Moriyoshi, Akita. The line was privatized on 1 November 1986, becoming the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.[1]
In 2016 the success of the animated film Your Name brought many visitors to Maeda-Minami Station, since fans noticed the close similarity of the station with a station illustrated in the film.[2] In response, the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway ran an express train service that stops at Maeda-Minami from October 7 to November 6.[3]
Surrounding area
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National Route 105- Ani River
References
[edit]- ^ "会社概要" [Company profile]. akita-nairiku.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "アニメ映画「君の名は。」の劇中に前田南駅？". Kitaakira city official website (in Japanese). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "急行もりよし3号 前田南駅臨時停車」のお知らせ！". Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway (in Japanese). 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
External links
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Media related to Maeda-Minami Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nairiku Railway Station information (in Japanese)