is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi,

Tokushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...

, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D23".

Lines

Minawa Station is served by the JR Shikoku Dosan Line and is located from the beginning of the line at .

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks. A timber building connected to Platform 1 serves as a waiting room. A footbridge connects to Platform 2 across the tracks. Originally Platform 2 was an island platform with a third track on the other side but the track has now become a siding. Approaching Platform 1 from , the track branches into another siding leading to an old freight platform.

Adjacent stations

History

Minawa Station opened on 19 September 1931 as the terminus of the then Tokushima Main Line (now Tokushima Line). By 28 November 1938, the then Kōchi Line had been extended northwards from . The stretch from to was renamed the Dosan Line and Minawa became a station on this line and ceased to be part of the Tokushima Line. At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later corporatised as Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

*Tokushima Prefectural Road No. 268 *Tokushima Prefectural Road No. 269 *Kurozo Marsh +Miyoshi Bridge

References

External links

JR Shikoku timetable
{{Dosan Line Railway stations in Tokushima Prefecture Dosan Line Stations of Shikoku Railway Company Railway stations in Japan opened in 1931 Miyoshi, Tokushima