is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 located on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 Tōkaidō Line (JR Kyōto Line

JR Kyoto Line

The is the common name of a portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line, between Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. The line is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company ....

) in Shimamoto

Shimamoto, Osaka

is a town consisting of the entirety of Mishima District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 29,003 and a density of 1,730 persons per km². The total area is 16.78 km²....

, Mishima District

Mishima District, Osaka

Mishima is a district located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 29,003 and a density of 1,730 persons per km². The total area is 16.78 km²....

, Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The station was opened on March 15, 2008.

Layout

There is an island platform between two inner tracks on the ground. This makes trains on the outer tracks unable to make stop at the station. Ticket gates are located on the overbridge over the platform and tracks.

Bus terminal

On the east side of the station is a rotary which locates a bus stop. The bus stop serves several routes of Hankyu Bus.
Hankyu Bus

• Route 30 for Wakayamadai Center
• Route 40 for Wakayamadai Center / for Shin-yamazakibashi via Hankyu Minase
  Minase Station
  is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Shimamoto, Mishima District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, along the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Kyōto and Shin-Ōsaka Stations.-Layout:*There are 2 side platforms with 2 tracks elevated....
  
  
• Route 50 for Wakayamadai Center via Hankyu Minase

Around the station

The park next to the station is the , the site of a road station on an ancient highway famous for a story about separation of Kusunoki Masashige

Kusunoki Masashige

was a 14th century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in his attempt to wrest rulership of Japan away from the Kamakura shogunate and is remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty.-Tactician:...

 with his son at this place before the Battle of Minatogawa

Battle of Minatogawa

The Battle of Minatogawa also known as the Battle of Minato River was fought in 1336 between Japanese forces loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo and the Ashikaga clan. The Imperial forces were led by Kusunoki Masashige and Nitta Yoshisada, while the Ashikaga were led by Ashikaga Takauji. The Ashikaga were...

 in 1336. The park has a monument of poetry

Waka (poetry)

Waka or Yamato uta is a genre of classical Japanese verse and one of the major genres of Japanese literature...

 by Emperor Meiji

Emperor Meiji

The or was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 3 February 1867 until his death...

 (calligraphy

Japanese calligraphy

is a form of calligraphy, or artistic writing, of the Japanese language. For a long time, the most esteemed calligrapher in Japan had been Wang Xizhi, a Chinese calligrapher in the 4th century but after the invention of Hiragana and Katakana, the Japanese unique syllabaries, the distinctive...

 by Tōgō Heihachirō

Togo Heihachiro

Fleet Admiral Marquis was a Fleet Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was termed by Western journalists as "the Nelson of the East".-Early life:...

) among other monuments calligraphed by Nogi Maresuke and Konoe Fumimaro

Fumimaro Konoe

Prince was a politician in the Empire of Japan who served as the 34th, 38th and 39th Prime Minister of Japan and founder/leader of the Taisei Yokusankai.- Early life :...

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Minase Station

Minase Station

is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Shimamoto, Mishima District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, along the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Kyōto and Shin-Ōsaka Stations.-Layout:*There are 2 side platforms with 2 tracks elevated....

 on the Hankyū Kyoto Main Line is about 10 minutes walk from Shimamoto Station. Minase was the only one station in Shimamoto before Shimamoto Station opened.

Adjacent stations to Shimamoto