Aso-Shirakawa Station
Aso-Shirakawa Station 阿蘇白川駅 | |||||||||||
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 Station entrance | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Minamiaso, Kumamoto Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°49′21″N 131°05′03″E / 32.8224°N 131.0842°E / 32.8224; 131.0842 | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Minamiaso Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Takamori Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 13.5 km (from Tateno Station) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 12 February 1928 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Aso-Shirakawa Station (阿蘇白川駅, Aso-Shirakawa-eki) is a railway station in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Takamori Line, operated by the Minamiaso Railway.
Following the damage from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire Takamori Line was shut down.[1] Service was resumed in July of the same year.[2]
History
- 12 February, 1928 - Station opened for business.
- 1 April 1986, - the station was converted from the Takamori Line of the Japanese National Railways to Minamiaso Railway.
- 14–16 April 2016, - the Kumamoto earthquakes caused damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line, and operations have since been suspended.[3]
- 31 July 2016, - Aso-Shirakawa Station resumed operations along with the resumption of operations between Nakamatsu and Takamori.
External links
- Aso-Shirakawa Station (Minamiaso Railway website)
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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