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Hakubi Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in the mountainous area of the Chūgoku region of Japan. It begins at the south end of Okayama Prefecture at Kurashiki Station in Kurashiki, passing through Niimi Station on ...

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. It is located in Minagi,

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History

*1925-05-17: Minagi Station opens *1987-04-01:

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is privatized, and Minagi Station becomes a JR West station *2007-07-02: Minagi Station begins using the ICOCA automated ticket system

Station building and platforms

Minagi Station has three platforms capable of handling three lines simultaneously. Platform 1 is next to the station building, with platforms 2 and 3 on the

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accessible via the overpass walkway (see photo at right).

Around the station

Minagi Station is located within a bend in the Takahashi River, which is across

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, about 300m south of Minagi Station. The Minagi Post Office is located nearby, as are Sōja Municipal Shōwa Elementary School and Sōja Municipal Shōwa Junior High School.

Highway access

* Japan National Route 180 * Okayama Prefectural Route 54 (Kurashiki-Minagi Route) * Okayama Prefectural Route 166 (Minagi-Ibara Route) * Okayama Prefectural Route 193 (Minagi Teishajō Route) * Okayama Prefectural Route 306 (Kayō-Tanei Route)

Connecting lines

;JR West Hakubi Line :

Hiwa Station is a JR West Hakubi Line station. It is in a valley between two tunnels, and its access road goes directly beneath the station. The station is located in Hiwa, Sōja, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. History *1987-04-01: Japanese National Railways ...

— Minagi Station —

Bitchū-Hirose Station is a JR West Hakubi Line station. It is in Matsuyama, Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. History *1926-06-20: Bitchū-Hirose Station opens at the same time as the Hakubi Minami Line section between Minagi and Kinoyama stations *1987-04-0 ...

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