Shin-Minamata Station
Shin-Minamata Station 新水俣駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hatsuno, Minamata, Kumamoto Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°12′40″N 130°25′45″E / 32.210993°N 130.42925°E | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 March 2004 | ||||||||||
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Shin-Minamata Station (新水俣駅, Shin-Minamata-eki) is a railway station in Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station building was designed by Makoto Sei Watanabe[1] and opened on 13 March 2004.
Lines
Platforms
JR Kyushu
| 11/12 | ■ Kyushu Shinkansen | for Kumamoto, Hakata, and Shin-Ōsaka (island platform) |
| 13 | ■ Kyushu Shinkansen | for Izumi, Sendai, and Kagoshima-Chūō (side platform) |
Hisatsu Orange Railway
The Hisatsu Orange Railway serves one island platform at Shin-Minamata. This station is unmanned.
Adjacent stations
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| Tsunagi | - | Minamata | ||
History
- 19 September 1968: The site opened as JNR Hatsuno S.B.[clarification needed]
- 1 April 1987: Hatuno S.B. was inherited by JR Kyushu.
- 13 March 2004: The Kyushu Shinkansen Shin-Minamata Station was opened. The JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line was transferred to the control of the Hisatsu Orange Railway, and Hatsuno S.B. became Shin-Minamata Station.
External links
Media related to Shin-Minamata Station at Wikimedia Commons- JR Kyushu station information
- Kumamoto pref. Station information - 2008 Archive
- Design concept description - Makoto Sei Watanabe
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- ^ "Shin-Minamata Station - Makoto Sei Watanabe". Archello. Retrieved 9 May 2023.