Towada-Minami Station

Towada-Minami Station
十和田南駅

Towada-Minami Station in August 2006
Location Towada-Nishikigi Hamada 100, Kazuno-shi, Akita-ken 018-5336
Japan
Coordinates 40°15′19.6″N 140°46′13.3″E / 40.255444°N 140.770361°E / 40.255444; 140.770361
Operated by JR East
Line(s) ■ Hanawa Line
Distance 77.7 km from Kōma
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type At grade
Other information
Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website Official website
History
Opened July 4, 1920
Previous names Kemanai Station (to 1957)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015) 183
Location
Towada-Minami Station
Location within Japan

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. 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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hanawa Line
Kazuno-Hanawa Rapid Ōtaki-Onsen
Shibahira Local Suehiro

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 2015, the station was used by an average of 183 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ↑ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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