Minamata Station


Minamata Station is a passenger railway station in the city of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is served by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway
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Lines

The station is served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 49.6 km from the starting point of the line at.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with two tracks, one side platform with one track, and a center track. However, the center track and the outer track 3 of the island platform are currently out of service, and the station is operated as a two-side platform station, with the platforms connected by a footbridge. The station building is staffed.

History

Minamata Station was opened on 21 July 1926 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways Kagoshima Main Line. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR Kyushu. On 13 March 2004, with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the station was transferred to the Hisatsu Orange Railway.

Passenger statistics

The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2019 was 360 passengers.

Surrounding area