Minamichōkai Station

Location
	Minamichōkai Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Minamichōkai Station Minamichōkai Station (Japan)

Minamichōkai Station

南鳥海駅
Minamichōkai Station; 南鳥海駅
	Minamichōkai Station in August 2019
General information
Location	Yonejima-aze Shimonakado 2, Sakata-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-8421; Japan
Coordinates	38°59′15″N 139°53′55″E / 38.9875°N 139.8987°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Uetsu Main Line
Distance	175.9 kilometers from Niitsu
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	January 16, 1952
Services
Location
Location
	Minamichōkai Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Minamichōkai Station Minamichōkai Station (Japan)

Minamichōkai Station (南鳥海駅, Minamichōkai eki) is a railway station located in the city of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Minamichōkai Station is served by the Uetsu Main Line, and is located 175.9 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Niitsu Station.

Station layout

The station has two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended

Platforms

1	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Tsuruoka and Sakata
2	■ Uetsu Main Line	for Ugo-Honjō and Akita

History

Minamichōkai Station opened on January 16, 1952 as a station on JNR (Japan National Railway). It has been unattended since September 1972. With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987,^[1] the station came under the control of the East Japan Railway Company.

Surrounding area

Minamiyuza Post Office
Minamiyuza Elementary School

References

^ MIZUTANI, F.; NAKAMURA, K. (1997). "PRIVATIZATION OF THE JAPAN NATIONAL RAILWAY: OVERVIEW OF PERFORMANCE CHANGES". International Journal of Transport Economics / Rivista internazionale di economia dei trasporti. 24 (1): 75–99. ISSN 0303-5247.