Towada-Minami Station

Railway station in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan
40°15′19.6″N 140°46′13.3″E / 40.255444°N 140.770361°E / 40.255444; 140.770361Operated by JR EastLine(s) Hanawa Line Distance77.7 km from KōmaPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedJuly 4, 1920Previous namesKemanai Station (to 1957)PassengersFY2018162 Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Suehiro
towards Ōdate
Hanawa Line Shibahira
towards Morioka
Location
Towada-Minami Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Towada-Minami Station
Towada-Minami Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
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Towada-Minami Station is located in Japan
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Towada-Minami Station (十和田南駅, Towada-Minami-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Towada-Minami Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 77.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

Towada-Minami Station is reversal station with a single island platform serving traffic on a switchback, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1  Hanawa Line for Yuze-Onsen and Morioka
2  Hanawa Line for Ōtaki-Onsen and Ōdate

History

Towada-Minami Station was opened for on July 4, 1920 as Kemanai Station (毛馬内駅) on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Nishikigi, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 162 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Towada-Minami Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (in Japanese)