is a passenger

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in located in the town of Kihoku, Kitamuro District,

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefectur ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR Tōkai).

Lines

Minose Station is served by the

Kisei Main Line The is a railway line that parallels the coastline of the Kii Peninsula in Japan between Mie Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture. The name takes the ''kanji'' characters from the names of the old provinces of and . The line is operated by Ce ...

, and is located 105.9 rail kilometers from the

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of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed

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s connected to the station building by a footbridge. The wooden station building dates from the original construction.

Platforms

History

Minose Station opened on 26 April 1932 on the

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(JGR) Kisei East Line. The line was extended to Owase Station by 19 December 1934, and the JGR became the

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(JNR) after World War II. The line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 21 December 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the

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of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Kihoku Town Hall Minose Branch Office *Kihoku Town Miura Elementary School *Kaizo-ji

References

External links

JR Central timetable
{{Kisei Main Line (JR Central) Railway stations in Japan opened in 1932 Railway stations in Mie Prefecture Kihoku, Mie