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Shin-Minamata Station (新水俣駅, Shin-Minamata-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and by the third-sector railway company Hisatsu Orange Railway.




Lines


The station is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and is 194.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Hakata and 816.4 kilometers from Shin-Osaka. It is also served by the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line that follows the former coastal route of the JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line connecting Yatsushiro and Sendai. It is located 45.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yatsushiro.




Station layout


The JR portion of the station consists of one elevated side platform and one elevated island platform.There are no passing tracks and platform safety barriers have been installed for safety. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.The station building was designed by Makoto Sei Watanabe and opened on 13 March 2004. The Hisatsu Orange Railway portion of the station has one island platform and two tracks. The platform is accessed via a level crossing. There is no station building and the station is unattended.




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History


On19 September 1968, Japan National Railway (JNR) established Hatsuno Signal Stop. It was elevated to a full station and named "Shin-Minamata" on 13 March 2004 with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen. The JR Kyushu portion of the statin was transferred to the control of the Hisatsu Orange Railway.




Passenger statistics


In fiscal 2020, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 344 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 257th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. The average daily passenger traffic for the Hisatsu Orange Railway Line in fiscal 2019 was 91 passengers.




Surrounding area


Minamata Castle Ruins
Minamata Municipal Hatsuno Housing Complex
Japan National Route 3
Japan National Route 268




See also


List of railway stations in Japan




References






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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