Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station
Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station 南阿蘇白川水源駅 | |||||||||||
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 Station building and platform (January 2017) | |||||||||||
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| Location | Shirakawa, Minamiaso-mura, Aso-gun, Kumamoto-ken 869-1502 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°49′20″N 131°05′30″E / 32.8223°N 131.0916°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Minamiaso Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Takamori Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 14.3 km (from Tateno Station) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 March 2012 | ||||||||||
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Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station (南阿蘇白川水源駅, Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen-eki) is a passenger railway station in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector transportation company, Minami Aso Railway.[1] [2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the Takamori Line and is located 14.3bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Tateno.
Layout
[edit]Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station is a ground-level station with one side platform. The station is unattended, but the station building also serves as a local community center and has a coffee shop.
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Station building (January 2017) -
Platform at the time of opening (March 2012)
History
[edit]The station was opened on 17 March 2012 and the station building completed on 22 July 2012. Following the damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire line was shut down from14–16 April 2016, [3] Service was resumed on 31 July of the same year.[4] [5]
Following the damage from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire Takamori Line was shut down.[3] Service was resumed in July of the same year.[4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 36 passengers daily.[6]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Shirakawa Springs
See also
[edit]External links
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Media related to Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station (Minamiaso Railway website)
References
[edit]- ^ 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4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
- ^ "南阿蘇白川水源駅" [Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ a b "南阿蘇鉄道が一部再開 全線復旧のめどは立たず：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ 国土数値情報(駅別乗降客数データ) - 国土交通省、2018年3月23日閲覧
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