Aoshima Station

Aoshima Station
青島駅

The station building and forecourt in January 2011
Location Aoshima, Miyazaki, Miyazaki
Japan
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s) Nichinan Line
History
Opened 1963
Traffic
Passengers (FY2006) 58 daily

Aoshima Station (青島駅 Aoshima-eki) is a train station on the Nichinan Line in Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (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]

Station layout

The Umisachi Yamasachi tourist train at Aoshima Station, June 2010

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.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nichinan Line
Kodomonokuni   Rapid   Ibii[Note 1]
Kodomonokuni   Local   Oryūzako

Notes:

  1. Oryūzako for services in the down direction

History

The station opened on 8 May 1963.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[1] The station became unstaffed from 1 December 1992.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2006, Aoshima Station was used by an average of 58 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Aoshima Island

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] II. Japan: JTB. p. 774. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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.
  3. "Miyazaki Travel: Aoshima Island". japan-guide.com.

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