Passengers (2012) 197 daily | Previous names Kemanai (until 1957) Opened 1920 | |
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Operated by East Japan Railway Company Similar Kazuno‑Hanawa Station, Shibahira Station, Rikuchū‑Ōsato Station, Dobukai Station, Yuze‑Onsen Station | ||
Towada-Minami Station (十和田南駅, Towada-Minami-eki) is a JR East railway station located in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Lines
Towada-Minami Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 77.7 rail kilometers 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. The station is administered by Kazuno-Hanawa Station. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale during business hours: 7:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
History
Towada-Minami Station was opened for 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.