Aoshima Station
Aoshima Station 青島駅 | |||||
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 The station building and forecourt in January 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Aoshima, Miyazaki, Miyazaki Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Nichinan Line | ||||
| Distance | 12.7 km from Minami-Miyazaki | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 31 October 1913 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 62 daily | ||||
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Aoshima Station (青島駅, Aoshima-eki) is a train station on the Nichinan Line in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu.
Lines
Aoshima Station is served by the 88.9 km Nichinan Line between Minami-Miyazaki and Shibushi, and is located 12.7 km from the official starting point of the line at Minami-Miyazaki.[1][2]
Station layout
The station is unstaffed and consists of one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks. The platforms are connected by a level crossing for passengers to cross the tracks.[1][3]
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The Umisachi Yamasachi tourist train at Aoshima Station, June 2010.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichinan Line | ||||
| Kodomonokuni | Local | Oryūzako | ||
History
The private Miyazaki Light Railway (宮崎軽便鉄道) (later renamed the Miyazaki Railway) opened the station on 31 October 1913 as an intermediate station on a line it had laid between Minami-Miyazaki and Uchiumi (now closed). The station closed when the Miyazaki Railway ceased operations on 1 July 1962. Subsequently, Japanese National Railways (JNR) extended its then Shibushi Line north from Kitagō towards Minami-Miyazaki on the same route and reopened Aoshima as an intermediate station on 8 May 1963. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[2][4]
The station became unstaffed from 1 December 1992.[5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2006, Aoshima Station was used by an average of 58 passengers daily (boarding passengers only),.[5] In fiscal 2016, the daily average for boarding passengers had grown slightly to 62.[6]
Surrounding area
- Aoshima Island[7]
- Aoshima Subtropical Botanical Garden
- Aoshima Shrine[5]
- Aoshima Beach[5]
- Aoshima Onsen hot spring resort
- National Route 220
See also
References
- ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 54, 95. ISBN 9784062951661.
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 774. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "青島" [Aoshima]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. pp. 62–3. ISBN 9784107900302.
- ^ a b c d 平成23年度 包括外部監査の結果報告書 [Fiscal 2011 In-depth External Audit Results Report] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Miyazaki City External Auditor. March 2012. p. 112. Retrieved 4 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "宮崎県統計年鑑 鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].
- ^ "Miyazaki Travel: Aoshima Island". japan-guide.com.
External links
- Aoshima (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)