Azuma Station
Azuma Station 吾妻駅 | |||||||||||
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 Azuma Station | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 10 October 1912 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Yamadamura (to 1960) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2018 | 96 daily | ||||||||||
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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]
Lines
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 1 | ■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line | for Isahaya |
| 2 | ■ ■Shimabara Railway Line | for Shimabara and Shimabarakō |
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Platforms
History
[edit]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
[edit]In 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
[edit]References
[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
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Media related to Azuma Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Shimabara Railway Official Site (in Japanese)