Minamichōkai Station

Minamichōkai Station
南鳥海駅

Minamichōkai Station
Location Yonejima-aze Shimonakado 2, Sakata, Yamagata
(秋田県酒田市米島字下中道2)
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
History
Opened 1952
Traffic
Passengers (FY2001) 96 daily

Minamichōkai Station (南鳥海駅 Minamichōkai eki) is a JR East railway station located in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Minamichōkai Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 175.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

Minamichōkai Station has two opposed side platforms connected by an overpass crossing. The station is unattended

Platforms

1  Uetsu Main Line for Tsuruoka and Sakata
2  Uetsu Main Line for Ugo-Honjō and Akita

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Uetsu Main Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Yuza - Mototate

Surrounding area

History

Minamichōkai Station opened on January 16, 1952 as a station on JNR (Japan National Railway). It has been unattended since September 1972. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

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Coordinates: 38°59′15″N 139°53′55″E / 38.9875°N 139.8987°E / 38.9875; 139.8987


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