Towada-Minami Station
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Towada-Minami Station 十和田南駅 | |||||||||||
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 Towada-Minami Station in September 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Towada-Nishikigi Hamada 100, Kazuno-shi, Akita-ken 018-5336 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°15′19.6″N 140°46′13.3″E / 40.255444°N 140.770361°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hanawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 77.7 km from Kōma | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | July 4, 1920 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kemanai Station (to 1957) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 162 | ||||||||||
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Towada-Minami Station (十和田南駅, Towada-Minami-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
Lines
[edit]Towada-Minami Station is served by the Hanawa Line and is located 77.7 kilometres (48.3 mi) (by rail) from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.
Station layout
[edit]Towada-Minami Station is reversal station with a single island platform serving traffic on a switchback, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ Hanawa Line | for Yuze-Onsen and Morioka |
| 2 | ■ Hanawa Line | for Ōtaki-Onsen and Ōdate |
History
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Towada-Minami Station was opened on July 4, 1920, as Kemanai Station (毛馬内駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Nishikigi, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal year 2018, the station was used by an average of 162 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
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National Route 103
National Route 282- Tohoku Expressway – Towada Interchange
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
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Media related to Towada-Minami Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)