Minagi Station

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Minagi Station building (2007-05-09).
Minagi Station building (2007-05-09).
Minagi Station platform area (2007-08-01).
Minagi Station platform area (2007-08-01).

Minagi Station (美袋駅 Minagi Eki?) is a JR West Hakubi Line station. The name of the station uses unusual kanji which are considered more difficult to read. Minagi Station is located in Minagi, Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated on a contract basis with JR West.

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[edit] History

[edit] 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). A taxi station is located in front of the station. The station building is an old-style wooden building with a tile roof, giving it a more expensive appearance than most station buildings. The station uses an automated ticket machine, and has a unisex bathroom.

1 Hakubi Line to Bitchū-TakahashiNiimi • Yonago
2 Hakubi Line to SōjaKurashikiOkayama (special trains only)
3 Hakubi Line to SōjaKurashikiOkayama

Platform 2 is rarely used now that express and other special trains do not use this station.

[edit] Environs

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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Connecting lines

JR West Hakubi Line
Hiwa StationMinagi StationBitchū-Hirose Station

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 34°43′12″N 133°39′16″E / 34.72001, 133.654389

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