Nagaragawa Railway Minoshi Station
Nagaragawa Railway Minoshi Station (長良川鉄道美濃市駅), in the south-east of central Mino City, Gifu Prefecture, has a main building and a platform with a waiting shelter of 1923, both registered as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties on December 24, 2013 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). They are owned by Nagaragawa Railway Co., Ltd.
The Station Building and the Platform
The main building is a single-storey gabled timber station 24 metres long with a porch at the front and a covered passage at the back, and keeps the form of a Taisho government railway station (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The platform to the south, 98 metres long with rounded-stone sides, carries a timber waiting shelter, 2 canopies of old rails and a timber stair house, forming a historic railway scene. Each is described on its own page.
Visiting
They are owned by Nagaragawa Railway Co., Ltd. and are in use as a station of the line (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
References
- Nagaragawa Railway Minoshi Station Main Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009757
- Nagaragawa Railway Minoshi Station Platform and Waiting Shelter (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009758
Last verified: 2026.10.31
Basic Information
| Name | Nagaragawa Railway Minoshi Station |
|---|---|
| Location | Mino City, Gifu Prefecture |
| Owner | Nagaragawa Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (2) |
| Coordinates | 35.53953, 136.91527 |
