Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station

Railway station located in Minamiaso, Kumamoto

32°49′20″N 131°05′30″E / 32.8223°N 131.0916°E / 32.8223; 131.0916Operated by

Minamiaso RailwayLine(s)■ Takamori Line Distance14.3 km (from Tateno Station)Platforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened17 March 2012 (2012-03-17)Services

Preceding station	Mimamiaso Railway			Following station
Aso-Shirakawa towards Tateno		Takamori Line		Miharashidai towards Takamori

Location
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Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station (南阿蘇白川水源駅, Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen-eki) is a passenger railway station in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the third sector transportation company, Minami Aso Railway.^[1] ^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Takamori Line and is located 14.3bsp;km from the starting point of the line at Tateno.

Layout

Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station is a ground-level station with one side platform. The station is unattended, but the station building also serves as a local community center and has a coffee shop.

Station building (January 2017)
Platform at the time of opening (March 2012)

History

The station was opened on 17 March 2012 and the station building completed on 22 July 2012. Following the damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire line was shut down from14–16 April 2016, ^[3] Service was resumed on 31 July of the same year.^[4] ^[5]

Following the damage from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire Takamori Line was shut down.^[3] Service was resumed in July of the same year.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 36 passengers daily.^[6]

Surrounding area

Shirakawa Springs

External links

Media related to Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station at Wikimedia Commons

Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station (Minamiaso Railway website)

References

^ 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4巻福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 72. ISBN 9784062951630.
^ "南阿蘇白川水源駅" [Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "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). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
^ ^a ^b "南阿蘇鉄道が一部再開全線復旧のめどは立たず：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
^ "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). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
^ 国土数値情報(駅別乗降客数データ) - 国土交通省、2018年3月23日閲覧