Minobayashi Station

Railway station in Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan

33°54′12″N 134°40′00″E / 33.9032°N 134.6668°E / 33.9032; 134.6668Operated by

JR ShikokuLine(s)■ Mugi Line Distance26.4 km from TokushimaPlatforms1 side platformTracks1ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleYes - ramp leads up to platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeM13HistoryOpened27 March 1936 (1936-03-27)PassengersFY2019614

Location
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Minobayashi Station (見能林駅, Minobayashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M13".^[1]^[2]

Lines

Minobayashi Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 26.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.^[3] Only local trains stop at the station.^[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for waiting passengers. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.^[2]^[3]^[5]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Mugi Line
Limited Express Muroto: Does not stop at this station
Anan	Local	Awa-Tachibana

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Minobayashi Station on 27 March 1936 as an intermediate station during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from Hanoura to Kuwano. The station building was destroyed in a fire in the summer of 1986. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the Station.^[6]^[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 614 passengers daily.^[8]

Surrounding area

Anan City Minobayashi Elementary School
Anan City Anan Junior High School
Anan National College of Technology

References

^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "見能林" [Minobayashi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道四国・九州ライン全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 41, 73. ISBN 9784062951609.
^ "Minobayashi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ "見能林駅" [Minobayashi Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 660. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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