Minamata Station

Minamata Station (水俣駅, Minamata-eki) is a train station in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third sector Hisatsu Orange Railway[3] that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai.[4][5]

Minamata Station 水俣駅 みなまた
Station entrance showing large kanji sign in 2004
Location	Minamata Kumamoto Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	32.2047340°N 130.3956968°E[1]
Operated by	Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Hisatsu Orange Railway
Distance	49.6 km from Yatsushiro 3.8 km from Shin-Minamata[2]
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Website	Official (in Japanese)
History
Opened	21 July 1926
Original company	Japanese Government Railways

Station layout

The station consists of two platforms at street level. Platform 1 services trains bound for Yatsushiro, platform 2 for trains to Sendai.[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
Shin-Minamata		–	Fukuro
Sashiki		Rapid Express Super Orange	Izumi

Gallery

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  Station sign
• 
  Building in Tasho and pre-war Showa era
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  View of station platforms
• 
  Approaching 100 series train
• 
  Intersection outside station

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Node: Minamata (2892653295)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
2. "水俣駅". [レイルラボ | RailLab] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
3. "水俣駅　各駅案内". 肥薩おれんじ鉄道 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
4. "About Orange Railway". Hisatsu Orange Railway Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
5. "肥後高田駅". 駅探 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-14.

External links

• Media related to Minamata Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Hisatsu Orange Railway site (in Japanese)
• Yahoo! Japan Transit station guide