Minagi Station


[file:Minagi kounai.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Minagi Station platform area (2007-08-01)]
Minagi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West [Japan Railway Company].
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Lines

Minagi Station is served by the Hakubi Line, and is located 22.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 38.6 kilometers from.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level side platform and an island platforms connected to the wooden station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended. The station building, which dates from the opening of the line in 1925, received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2007. It is a one-story wooden structure with a gable roof with cement tiles and wooden boards on the outer wall. Except for changing the windows and fittings of the entrance to aluminum sashes, the building has remained almost as it was when it was originally built. It has been managed by Sōja City since 1985.

History

Minagi Station opened on May 17, 1925. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways 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 255 passengers daily.

Surrounding area