Aoidake Station
Aoidake Station (青井岳駅, Aoidake-eki) is a railway station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
Aoidake Station 青井岳駅 | |
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Aoidake Station in 2007 | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 31°49′40″N 131°13′04″E |
Operated by | JR Kyushu |
Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line |
Distance | 369.3 km from Kokura |
Platforms | 1 island platform |
Tracks | 2 + 2 sidings |
Construction | |
Structure type | At grade |
Disabled access | No - platform accessed by footbridge |
Other information | |
Status | Unstaffed |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 21 March 1916 |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 14 daily |
Location | |
Aoidake Station Location within Japan |
Lines
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 369.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
Layout
The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with two sidings. The station building is a modern steel frame function structure which houses a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3]
History
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) had opened the Miyazaki Line from Yoshimatsu to Miyakonojō on 8 October 1913. The track was extended east in phases, with Aoidake opening as the new terminus on 21 March 1916. On 25 October 1916, the track linked up with a track from Miyazaki at Kiyotake and line was renamed the Miyazaki Main Line on 21 September 1917. By 1923, the track from Miyazaki had reached north to link up with the track of the Nippō Main Line at Shigeoka. On 15 December 1923, the entire stretch of track from Shigeoka through Miyazaki to Yoshimatsu, including Aoidake, was designated as part of the Nippō Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the Aoidake came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 14 passengers (boarding only) per day.[6]
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "青井岳" [Aoidake]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- 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. 59, 91. ISBN 9784062951661.
- 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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4533029809.
- 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 760. ISBN 4533029809.
- "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].
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