Minoshima Station (箕島駅, Minoshima-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Minoshima Station 箕島駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JR-West commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Minoshima Station in June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 893 Minoshima, Arida-shi, Wakayama-ken 649-0304 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34.0853°N 135.1244°E / 34.0853; 135.1244 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 355.6 km (221.0 mi) from Kameyama 175.4 km (109.0 mi) from Shingū | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 28 February 1924 (1924-02-28)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1978[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 1642 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Minoshima Station is served by the Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line), and is located 355.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station and 175.4 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 staffed.
1 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Wakayama and Tennōji |
2 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for bidirectional service |
3 | ■ W Kisei Main Line (Kinokuni Line) | for Gobō and Shingū |
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West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
Kisei Main Line | ||||
Fujinami | Limited Express Kuroshio | Kainan | ||
Fujinami | Rapid | Kamogō | ||
Kii-Miyahara | Local | Hatsushima |
Minoshima Station opened on February 28, 1924. 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 1642 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Media related to Minoshima Station at Wikimedia Commons
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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