Minmaya Station
Encyclopedia
is the northern terminal
railway station on the JR East
Tsugaru Line located in the town of Sotogahama
, Aomori Prefecture
, Japan
. It is 55.8 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsugaru Line at Aomori Station
.
(JNR). With the privatization
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It officially adopted the present pronunciation of its name on March 16 , 1991.
serving two tracks. The station is attended, and is managed from Kanita Station
.
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railway station on the JR East
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Tsugaru Line located in the town of Sotogahama
Sotogahama, Aomori
is a town located in the Higashitsugaru District of northeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 2,492 and a density of 18.5 persons per km². Its total area was 135.03 km².-Geography:...
, Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
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. It is 55.8 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsugaru Line at Aomori Station
Aomori Station
is a railway station located in Aomori, Aomori, Japan. The station opened on 1 September 1891.-Lines:Aomori Station is served by the following lines.*Ōu Main Line *Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line *Aoimori Railway Line...
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History
Minmaya Station was opened on October 21, 1958 as Miumaya Station on the Japanese National RailwaysJapanese National Railways
, abbreviated or "JNR", was the national railway network of Japan from 1949 to 1987.-History:The term Kokuyū Tetsudō "state-owned railway" originally referred to a network of railway lines operated by nationalized companies under the control of the Railway Institute following the nationalization...
(JNR). With the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It officially adopted the present pronunciation of its name on March 16 , 1991.
Station layout
MInmaya Station has a single island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving two tracks. The station is attended, and is managed from Kanita Station
Kanita Station
is a railway station on the JR East Tsugaru Line located in the town of Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is 27.0 rail kilometers from the southern terminus of the Tsugaru Line at Aomori Station.-History:...
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Platforms
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