Aobe Station
Aobe Station 青部駅 | |||||
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 Aobe Station in March 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Aobe, Kawanehon-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka-ken Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°05′22″N 138°06′56″E / 35.08944°N 138.11556°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Ōigawa Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■Ōigawa Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 26.1 kilometers from Kanaya | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platforms | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 12, 1931 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 5 daily | ||||
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Aobe Station (青部駅, Aobe-eki) is a railway station in the town of Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway.
Lines
[edit]Aobe Station is served by the Ōigawa Main Line, and is located 36.1 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kanaya.
Station layout
[edit]The station has one side platform serving a single track, adjacent to a small wooden station. The station is unattended. It retains much of the atmosphere of the early Shōwa period and is often used as a set for movies and TV dramas, including the 1975 police drama Castle of Sand.
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
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| Ōigawa Railway | ||||
| Ōigawa Main Line | ||||
| SL Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Suruga-Tokuyama | Local | Sakidaira | ||
Station history
[edit]Aobe Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line, and was opened on April 12, 1931.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 5 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links
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Media related to Aobe Station at Wikimedia Commons