Towada-Minami Station

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.

Towada-Minami Station

十和田南駅
Towada-Minami Station in September 2018
LocationTowada-Nishikigi Hamada 100, Kazuno-shi, Akita-ken 018-5336
Japan
Coordinates40°15′19.6″N 140°46′13.3″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Hanawa Line
Distance77.7 km from Kōma
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJuly 4, 1920
Previous namesKemanai Station (to 1957)
Passengers
FY2018162
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Suehiro
toward Ōdate
 Hanawa Line Shibahira
toward Morioka
Location
Towada-Minami Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Towada-Minami Station
Towada-Minami Station (Japan)

Lines

Towada-Minami Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 77.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

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
1 ■ Hanawa Line for Yuze-Onsen and Morioka
2 ■ Hanawa Line for Ōtaki-Onsen and Ōdate

History

Towada-Minami Station was opened for 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

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 162 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 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.

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