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Maeda-Minami Station

Coordinates: 40°03′2.13″N 140°24′8.21″E / 40.0505917°N 140.4022806°E / 40.0505917; 140.4022806
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Maeda-Minami Station

前田南駅
Maeda-Minami Station, September 2016
General information
LocationDonomae Gomihori, Kitaakita-shi, Akita-kan 018-4514
Japan
Coordinates40°03′2.13″N 140°24′8.21″E / 40.0505917°N 140.4022806°E / 40.0505917; 140.4022806
Operated byAkita Nariku Railway
Line(s) Nairiku Line
Distance21.1 kilometers from Takanosu
Platforms1 side platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 15, 1963
Passengers
FY20167
Location
Maeda-Minami Station is located in Akita Prefecture
Maeda-Minami Station
Maeda-Minami Station
Location within Akita Prefecture
Maeda-Minami Station is located in Japan
Maeda-Minami Station
Maeda-Minami Station
Maeda-Minami Station (Japan)

Maeda-Minami Station (前田南駅, Maeda-Minami-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third sector railway operator Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.

Lines

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Maeda-Minami Station is served by the Nariku Line, and is located 21.1 km from the terminus of the line at Takanosu Station.

Station layout

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The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway Akita Nairiku Line
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Ani-Maeda Onsen - Kobuchi

History

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The station photographed with a composition similar to the scene with the station in Your Name

Maeda-Minami Station opened on 15 October 1963 as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR) serving the town of Moriyoshi, Akita. The line was privatized on 1 November 1986, becoming the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway.[1]

In 2016 the success of the animated film Your Name brought many visitors to Maeda-Minami Station, since fans noticed the close similarity of the station with a station illustrated in the film.[2] In response, the Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway ran an express train service that stops at Maeda-Minami from October 7 to November 6.[3]

Surrounding area

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References

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  1. ^ "会社概要" [Company profile]. akita-nairiku.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "アニメ映画「君の名は。」の劇中に前田南駅?". Kitaakira city official website (in Japanese). 30 September 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "急行もりよし3号 前田南駅臨時停車」のお知らせ!". Akita Nairiku Jūkan Railway (in Japanese). 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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