Towada-Minami Station

Towada-Minami Station 十和田南駅
Towada-Minami Station in September 2018
General information
Location	Towada-Nishikigi Hamada 100, Kazuno-shi, Akita-ken 018-5336 Japan
Coordinates	40°15′19.6″N 140°46′13.3″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Hanawa Line
Distance	77.7 km from Kōma
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	July 4, 1920
Previous names	Kemanai Station (to 1957)
Passengers
FY2018	162
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Suehiro towards Ōdate Hanawa Line Shibahira towards Morioka
Location Towada-Minami Station Location within Akita Prefecture Show map of Akita Prefecture Towada-Minami Station Towada-Minami Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Towada-Minami Station (十和田南駅, Towada-Minami-eki) is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Towada-Minami Station is served by the Hanawa Line and is located 77.7 kilometres (48.3 mi) (by rail) 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, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Hanawa Line	for Yuze-Onsen and Morioka
2	■ Hanawa Line	for Ōtaki-Onsen and Ōdate

History

Towada-Minami Station was opened 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal year 2018, the station was used by an average of 162 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 103
• National Route 282
• Tohoku Expressway – Towada Interchange

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

External links

Media related to Towada-Minami Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Japanese)