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Minamichōkai Station

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

南鳥海駅
Minamichōkai Station in August 2019
General information
LocationYonejima-aze Shimonakado 2, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-8421
Japan
Coordinates38°59′15″N 139°53′55″E / 38.9875°N 139.8987°E / 38.9875; 139.8987
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Uetsu Main Line
Distance175.9 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 16, 1952
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Mototate
towards Niitsu
Uetsu Main Line Yuza
towards Akita
Location
Minamichōkai Station is located in Yamagata Prefecture
Minamichōkai Station
Minamichōkai Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Minamichōkai Station is located in Japan
Minamichōkai Station
Minamichōkai Station
Minamichōkai Station (Japan)

Minamichōkai Station (南鳥海駅, Minamichōkai eki) is a railway station located in the city of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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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

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The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended

Platforms

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

History

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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,[1] the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

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  • Minamiyuza Post Office
  • Minamiyuza Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ MIZUTANI, F.; NAKAMURA, K. (1997). "PRIVATIZATION OF THE JAPAN NATIONAL RAILWAY: OVERVIEW OF PERFORMANCE CHANGES". International Journal of Transport Economics / Rivista internazionale di economia dei trasporti. 24 (1): 75–99. ISSN 0303-5247.
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