Azuma Station (吾妻駅, Azuma-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Unzen, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.[1][2]
Azuma Station 吾妻駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Azuma-chō, Ushiguchimyo, Unzen-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1107 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°50′25.5″N 130°11′23.71″E / 32.840417°N 130.1899194°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | Shimabara Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Shimabara Railway Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 16.6 km from Isahaya | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 10 October 1912 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Yamadamura (to 1960) | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2018 | 96 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editThe station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 16.6 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.[1]
Station layout
editThe station is on the ground level with two opposing staggered side platforms. The station building is adjacent to the south side of the south platform facing Abozaki, and a waiting room is located in the middle of the north platform.[1][2]
Platforms
edit1 | ■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line | for Isahaya |
2 | ■ ■Shimabara Railway Line | for Shimabara and Shimabarakō |
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Platforms
History
editAzuma Station was opened on 10 October 1912 as Yamadamura Station (山田村駅). The station was renamed on 5 November 1960. In September 1986 the existing station building was completed.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2018, there were a total of 35,047 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 96 passengers.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Unzen City Hall
- Unzen City Tsuruta Elementary School
- Unzen City Otsuka Elementary School
- Unzen City Azuma Junior High School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 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5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
- ^ a b "Azuma駅" [Aino Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "第67版(令和2年)長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.
External links
editMedia related to Azuma Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimabara Railway Official Site (in Japanese)