Minohamagakuen Station

Minohamagakuen Station (美乃浜学園駅, Minohamagakuen-eki) is a passenger railway station on the Minato Line in the city of Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operator Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. Built as an infill station, it serves a new school located near the station, named Minohama Gakuen. The station opened on 13 March 2021.[1]

Minohamagakuen Station

美乃浜学園駅
Station platform, November 2021
General information
LocationIsozaki, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki-ken
Japan
Coordinates36.372610°N 140.616985°E / 36.372610; 140.616985
Operated by Hitachinaka Seaside Railway
Line(s) Minato Line
Distance12.6 km from Katsuta
Platforms1 (1 side platform)
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opening13 March 2021
Services
Preceding station Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Following station
Hiraiso
towards Katsuta
Minato Line Isozaki
towards Ajigaura
Location
Minohamagakuen Station is located in Ibaraki Prefecture
Minohamagakuen Station
Minohamagakuen Station
Location within Ibaraki Prefecture
Minohamagakuen Station is located in Japan
Minohamagakuen Station
Minohamagakuen Station
Minohamagakuen Station (Japan)

Lines

Minohamagakuen Station is served by the 14.3 km (8.9 mi) single-track Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Minato Line from Katsuta to Ajigaura, and is located between Hiraiso and Isozaki stations, 12.6 km (7.8 mi) from the starting point of the line at Katsuta.[2]

Station layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a single side platform featuring fences to prevent passengers from falling onto the tracks.[3][4]

History

The station was built concurrently with Minohama Gakuen ("Minohama School"), a nearby school for elementary through junior high students which formed as a merging of previous schools in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki.[3] The name of the school and station originates from beaches on Isozaki which were named "Minohama" in Man'yōshū.

Subsidies for the station's construction were paid by JRTT.[5] The name of the new station was formally unveiled on 26 May 2020.[2] It opened in March 2021.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Minohama School

Bus routes

Smile Aozora Bus

See also

References

  1. "湊線のダイヤ改正について(お知らせ)" (PDF) (in Japanese). Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. 平磯~磯崎間の新駅名は「美乃浜学園」駅に決定しました。 [Determined a new station which is located between Hiraiso and Isozaki name to "Minohamagakuen"]. Hitachinaka Seaside Railway (in Japanese). Japan: ひたちなか海浜鉄道. 25 May 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. material for school and station
  4. "ひたちなか市立美乃浜学園整備基本計画" (PDF). a board of education of Hitachinaka City. 2020-02-04. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  5. "Material about payment of subsidy" (PDF). JRTT. 2020-02-04. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  6. about revisioning timetable
Minohama school
Official website
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.