Minabe Station

Minabe Station (南部駅, Minabe-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Minabe, Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Minabe Station 南部駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Minabe Station in February 2009
General information
Location	371-2 Shiba, Minabe-cho, Hidaka-gun, Wakayama-ken 645-0002 Japan
Coordinates	33.7668°N 135.3242°E / 33.7668; 135.3242
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)
Distance	294.5 km (183.0 mi) from Kameyama 114.3 km (71.0 mi) from Shingū
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Train operators	West Japan Railway Company
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	None
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 September 1931 (1931-09-21)[1]
Electrified	1978[2]
Passengers
FY2019	709 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) Limited Express Kuroshio: Does not stop at this station Haya   Rapid   Iwashiro Haya   Local   Iwashiro
Location Minabe Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture Minabe Station Minabe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Minabe Station in 1931

Lines

Minabe Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 294.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 114.3 kilometers from Shingū.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Wakayama and Tennōji
2	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Wakayama and Tennōji Kii-Tanabe and Shingū
3	■  W  Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line)	for Kii-Tanabe and Shingū

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kisei Main Line
Kii-Tanabe		Limited Express Kuroshio		Gobo
Haya		Rapid		Iwashiro
Haya		Local		Iwashiro

History

Minabe Station opened on September 21, 1931. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding Area

• National Route 42
• Minabe Town Hall
• Minabe Municipal Southern Elementary School
• Minabe Municipal Southern Junior High School
• Wakayama Prefectural Southern High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Sone, Satoru (2010-01-10). 朝日新聞出版分冊百科編集部 (ed.). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 国鉄・JR. 週刊朝日百科. Vol. 25号 紀勢本線・参宮線・名松線. Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. pp. 19–21.
2. 『'88 JR西日本』西日本旅客鉄道,1988, p.97.
3. 和歌山県統計年鑑（令和2年度刊行） [Wakayama Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Wakayama Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Minabe Station at Wikimedia Commons

• MInabe Station Official Site