Minmaya Station (三厩駅, Minmaya-eki) is the northern terminal railway station on the JR East Tsugaru Line located in the town of Sotogahama, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

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Minmaya Station 三厩駅
Station building (August 2020)
General information
Location	299 Minmaya Higashicho, Sotogahama-machi. Higashitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 030-1737
Coordinates	41°11′07.45″N 140°26′40.14″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Tsugaru Line
Distance	55.8km from Aomori
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 21, 1958 (1958-10-21)[1]
Passengers
FY2018	25[2]
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Terminus Tsugaru Line Tsugaru-Hamana towards Aomori
Location Minmaya Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Show map of Aomori Prefecture Minmaya Station Minmaya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

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Minmaya Station is a terminal station on the Tsugaru Line, and is located 55.8 kilometres (34.7 mi) from the opposing terminal of the line at Aomori. As of August 2022 service has been suspended due to damage caused by heavy rainfall, and there are no plans to restore service.^[3]

Minmaya Station has one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing; however, one side of the platform is not in use.

Minmaya Station was opened on October 21, 1958 as Miumaya Station on the Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. It officially adopted the present pronunciation of its name on March 16, 1991.^[1] The station became unmanned on June 1, 2019.^[4]

• National Route 280
• National Route 339
• former Minmaya Village Hall

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 25 passengers daily.^[2]

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