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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 21 September 1931 (1931-09-21)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 709 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Minabe Station Location within Wakayama Prefecture Show map of Wakayama Prefecture![]() ![]() Minabe Station Minabe Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
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.
The station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
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 |
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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
Kisei Main Line | ||||
Kii-Tanabe | Limited Express Kuroshio | Gobo | ||
Haya | Rapid | Iwashiro | ||
Haya | Local | Iwashiro |
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 709 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
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Stations of the Kisei Main Line (JR West) | |
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Shingū–Wakayama (Kinokuni Line) |
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Wakayama–Wakayamashi |
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