Towada-Minami Station

Towada-Minami
十和田南

Towada-Minami Station
Location Towada-Nishikigi aza Hamada 100, Kazuno, Akita
(秋田県鹿角市十和田錦木字浜田100)
Japan
Operated by East Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Hanawa Line
History
Opened 1920
Previous names Kemanai (until 1957)
Traffic
Passengers (2012) 197 daily

Towada-Minami Station (十和田南駅 Towada-Minami-eki) is a JR East railway station located in 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 is administered by Kazuno-Hanawa Station. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale during business hours: 7:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

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.

Surrounding area

External links

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Coordinates: 40°15′19.6″N 140°46′13.3″E / 40.255444°N 140.770361°E / 40.255444; 140.770361

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