Minagi Station (美袋駅, Minagi-eki) is a JR West Hakubi Line station. It is located in Minagi, Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

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History

• 1925-05-17: Minagi Station opens
• 1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways is privatized, and Minagi Station becomes a JR West station
• 2007-07-02: Minagi Station begins using the ICOCA automated ticket system

Station building and platforms

Minagi Station has three platforms capable of handling three lines simultaneously. Platform 1 is next to the station building, with platforms 2 and 3 on the island platform accessible via the overpass walkway (see photo at right).

Around the station

Minagi Station is located within a bend in the Takahashi River, which is across Japan National Route 180, about 300m south of Minagi Station. The Minagi Post Office is located nearby, as are Sōja Municipal Shōwa Elementary School and Sōja Municipal Shōwa Junior High School.

Highway access

• Japan National Route 180
• Okayama Prefectural Route 54 (Kurashiki-Minagi Route)
• Okayama Prefectural Route 166 (Minagi-Ibara Route)
• Okayama Prefectural Route 193 (Minagi Teishajō Route)
• Okayama Prefectural Route 306 (Kayō-Tanei Route)

Connecting lines

JR West Hakubi Line

Hiwa Station — Minagi Station — Bitchū-Hirose Station

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

External links

• (in Japanese) JR West