Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station (南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原駅, Minamiaso Mizu-no-umareru-sato Hakusui-kōgen-eki), usually abbreviated to Hakusui-Kōgen Station, is a railway station located in Minamiaso, Kumamoto, Japan. It is an ancient site of a well in the foothills of Japan's largest volcano, Mount Aso.
Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station 南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原駅 | |||||||||||
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| Other names | Hakusui-Kōgen Station | ||||||||||
| Location | Ōaza Nakamatsu, Minamiaso, Aso, Kumamoto Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Minamiaso Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Takamori Line | ||||||||||
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| Website | https://www.mt-torokko.com/information/route/hakusui-kougen/ | ||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1992 | ||||||||||
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The station was originally tied with Chojagahama Shiosai Hamanasu Koenmae Station for the longest train station name in Japan, with 22 hiragana characters each,[1] until both were surpassed by Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station in Kyoto in 2020.[2]
History
edit- April 1, 1992 - station opened.[3]
- April 14–16, 2016 - the Kumamoto earthquake caused damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line, and operations were suspended.[4]
- July 15, 2023 - The portion of the Minami Aso Railway Takamori Line between Tateno and Nakamatsu has been restored and all lines have resumed operation.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ いばらきもの知り博士 Archived 2012-09-09 at archive.today - Ibaraki Prefectural home page (in Japanese)
- ^ "Tongue twister training: Kyoto rail stop gets Japan's longest station name". Mainichi. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原｜南阿蘇鉄道" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "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). 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "7月15日ダイヤ改正（全線運転再開）について｜南阿蘇鉄道" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
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