Shin-Minamata Station
Encyclopedia
is a train station
located in Minamata, Kumamoto
, Japan
. The station designed by Makoto Sei Watanabe
opened on March 13, 2004.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located in Minamata, Kumamoto
Minamata, Kumamoto
is a city located in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. It is on the west coast of Kyūshū. The city was founded on April 1, 1949.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 27,856 and the density of 171 persons per km²...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The station designed by Makoto Sei Watanabe
Makoto Sei Watanabe
Makoto Sei Watanabe is a Japanese architect living in Tokyo. He designed such buildings as Japan's K Museum, has lectured at universities around Japan, and won many awards for his designs. He is the author of The Induction Cities, published in 2002.-History:Makoto Sei Watanabe was born in...
opened on March 13, 2004.
Lines
- Kyushu Railway CompanyKyushu Railway CompanyThe , also referred to as , is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group . It operates intercity rail services in Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait between Fukuoka and Busan, South Korea.When Japan Railways was divided in...
- Kyūshū ShinkansenKyushu ShinkansenThe ' is a Japanese high-speed railway line between the Japanese cities of Fukuoka and Kagoshima in Kyushu, running parallel to the existing Kagoshima Main Line and operated by the Kyushu Railway Company . The southern 127 km opened on 13 March 2004...
- Kyūshū Shinkansen
- Hisatsu Orange Railway
JR
History
- 1968-09-19 Opened as JNR Hatsno S.B.
- 1987-04-01 Hatsno S.B. was inherited by JR Kyūshū.
- 2004-03-13 Kyūshū Shinkansen Shin-Minamata Station was opened. JR Kyūshū Kagoshima Main Line was inherited by Hisatsu Orange Railway and Hatsuno S.B. was changed to Shin-Minamata Station.