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
Azuma Station
General information
LocationAzuma-chō, Ushiguchimyo, Unzen-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1107
Japan
Coordinates32°50′25.5″N 130°11′23.71″E / 32.840417°N 130.1899194°E / 32.840417; 130.1899194
Operated by Shimabara Railway
Line(s) Shimabara Railway Line
Distance16.6 km from Isahaya
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 October 1912 (1912-10-10)
Previous namesYamadamura (to 1960)
Passengers
FY201896 daily
Services
Preceding station Shimabara Railway Following station
Abozaki
towards Isahaya
Shimabara Railway Line Kobe
towards Shimabarakō
Location
Azuma Station is located in Nagasaki Prefecture
Azuma Station
Azuma Station
Location within Nagasaki Prefecture
Azuma Station is located in Japan
Azuma Station
Azuma Station
Azuma Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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The 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

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The 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

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1   Shimabara Railway Line for Isahaya
2  Shimabara Railway Line for Shimabara and Shimabarakō

History

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Azuma 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

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In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 35,047 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 96 passengers.[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Unzen City Hall
  • Unzen City Tsuruta Elementary School
  • Unzen City Otsuka Elementary School
  • Unzen City Azuma Junior High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Azuma駅" [Aino Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
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