Minoura Station

Railway station in Ka'onji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

34°02′53″N 133°37′10″E / 34.0480°N 133.6195°E / 34.0480; 133.6195Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Yosan Line Distance66.4 km from TakamatsuPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 1 sidingConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessiblePartial - access to island platform by level crossing but steps used to enter waiting roomOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeY21HistoryOpened1 April 1916 (1916-04-01)PassengersFY201918

Location
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Minoura Station (箕浦駅, Minoura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y21".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Minoura Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 66.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu.^[3] Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A waiting room fabricated from a disused freight car has been set up by the tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing.^[2]^[5] There is also a siding on the side of platform/track 1 which terminates in a locomotive shed.^[3]

The station waiting room in 2007 with a different colour scheme.
An even earlier picture, from 1984, during the JNR era. This is from the other side, standing by the tracks and looking back at the building. The Seto Inland Sea can be seen beyond.

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Yosan Line
Toyohama	Rapid Sunport	Kawanoe
Toyohama	Nanpū Relay	Kawanoe
Toyohama	Local	Kawanoe

History

Minoura Station opened on 1 April 1916 as an intermediate stop when the track of the then Sanuki Line was extended westwards from Kan'onji to Kawanoe. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.^[6]^[7]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 11

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "箕浦" [Minoura]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第2巻四国西部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 2 Western Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 8, 65. ISBN 9784062951616.
^ "Minoura Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ "箕浦駅" [Minoura Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 634. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 213–215. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.