Minmaya Station

Minmaya Station (三厩駅, Minmaya-eki) is the northern terminal railway station on the JR East Tsugaru Line located in the town of Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Minmaya Station

三厩駅
Minmaya Station
Location299 Minmaya Higashicho, Sotogahama-machi. Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 030-1737
Coordinates41°11′07.45″N 140°26′40.14″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Tsugaru Line
Distance55.8km from Aomori
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 21, 1958
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)23
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Terminus Tsugaru Line Tsugaru-Hamana
toward Aomori
Location
Minmaya Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Minmaya Station
Minmaya Station (Japan)

Lines

Minmaya Station is a terminal station on the Tsugaru Line, and is located 55.8 km from the opposing terminal of the line at Aomori.

Station layout

Minmaya Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing; however, one side of the platform is not in use. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Tsugaru Line (not in use)
2 ■ Tsugaru Line for Kanita and Aomori

History

Minmaya Station was opened on October 21, 1958 as Miumaya Station on the Japanese National Railways (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.

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 23 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)[1]

See also
  • List of Railway Stations in Japan

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員（2016年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 1 January 2018.


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