Minoura Station

Minoura Station (箕浦駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "Y21".

Lines
Minoura Station is served by the JR Shikoku Yosan Line and is located 66.4 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Yosan line local, Rapid Sunport, and Nanpū Relay services stop at the station.

Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks. A waiting room fabricated from a disused freight car has been set up by the tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a level crossing. There is also a siding on the side of platform/track 1 which terminates in a locomotive shed.

History
Minoura Station opened on 1 April 1916 as an intermediate stop when the track of the then Sanuki Line was extended westwards from Kan'onji to Kawanoe. At that time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.

Surrounding area

 * Japan National Route 11