Shin-Minamata Station Explained

Shin-Minamata Station
Native Name:	新水俣駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Hatsuno, Minamata, Kumamoto
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	32.211°N 130.4293°W
Map Type:	Japan Kumamoto Prefecture#Japan Kyushu#Japan

is a railway station in Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station building was designed by Makoto Sei Watanabe^[1] and opened on 13 March 2004.

Lines

• Kyushu Railway Company
  • Kyūshū Shinkansen
• Hisatsu Orange Railway
  • Hisatsu Orange Railway Line

Platforms

Hisatsu Orange Railway

The Hisatsu Orange Railway serves one island platform at Shin-Minamata. This station is unmanned.

History

• 19 September 1968: The site opened as JNR Hatsuno S.B.
• 1 April 1987: Hatuno S.B. was inherited by JR Kyushu.
• 13 March 2004: The Kyushu Shinkansen Shin-Minamata Station was opened. The JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line was transferred to the control of the Hisatsu Orange Railway, and Hatsuno S.B. became Shin-Minamata Station.

External links

• • JR Kyushu station information
• Kumamoto pref. Station information - 2008 Archive
• Design concept description - Makoto Sei Watanabe

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shin-Minamata Station - Makoto Sei Watanabe. Archello. 9 May 2023.