Aoshima Station

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.

Aoshima Station

青島駅
The station building and forecourt in January 2011
LocationAoshima, Miyazaki, Miyazaki
Japan
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nichinan Line
Distance12.7 km from Minami-Miyazaki
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 October 1913 (1913-10-31)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)62 daily
Location
Aoshima Station
Location within Japan

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]

  • 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

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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. 774. ISBN 4533029809.
  3. "青島" [Aoshima]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. "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].
  7. "Miyazaki Travel: Aoshima Island". japan-guide.com.
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