Aira Station
Aira Station 姶 lương dịch  | |||||||||||
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 Aira Station in 2013 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Nishimochida, Aira-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-5431 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°42′55″N130°37′24″E/ 31.71528°N 130.62333°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 447.1 km fromKokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Low embankment | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 March 1988 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2022 | 974 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 158th (JR Kyushu) | ||||||||||
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Aira Station(姶 lương dịch,Aira-eki)is a passengerrailway stationlocated in the city ofAira, Kagoshima,Japan. It is operated byJR Kyushuand is on theNippō Main Line.[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by theNippō Main Lineand is located 447.1 km from the starting point of the line atKokura.[3]
Layout
[edit]The station consists of aside platformserving a single track on a low embankment in a fairly confined area. There is no station building. At the base of the embankment, a shed has been set up which houses a staffed ticket window. To one side of this, there is a sheltered waiting area with some seats. On the other side of the ticket window are automatic ticket vending machines and aSUGOCAcard reading and a short flight of steps leading up to the platform. The platform is generally very narrow. At one point where the platform is wider, some seats and a SUGOCA charge machine are provided. Bike sheds are provided at the station forecourt.[2][3]
Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have aMidori no Madoguchifacility.[4][5]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■■Nippō Main Line | forMiyazaki forKagoshima |
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A view of the station platform.
History
[edit]The station was opened on 13 March 1988 by JR Kyushu as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line.[6][7]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 974 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 158th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Nearby places
[edit]- Shigetomi Junior High School
- Hiramatsu Post office
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"JR Kyushu Route Map"(PDF).JR Kyushu.Retrieved23 February2018.
- ^ab"姶 lương"[Aira].hacchi-no-he.net.Retrieved18 June2018.
- ^abKawashima, Ryōzō (2013).Đồ thuyết: Nhật bổn の thiết đạo tứ quốc ・ cửu châu ライン toàn tuyến ・ toàn dịch ・ toàn phối tuyến ・ đệ 7 quyển cung kỳ ・ lộc nhi đảo ・ trùng 縄エリア[Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 93.ISBN9784062951661.
- ^"Lộc nhi đảo chi điếm nội các dịch"[Stations within the Kagoshima Branch].JRTE website.Archived fromthe originalon 1 May 2018.Retrieved16 June2018.
- ^"姶 lương dịch"[Aira Station].jr-mars.dyndns.org.Retrieved18 June2018.See images of tickets sold.
- ^Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998).Đình xa tràng 変 thiên đại sự điển quốc thiết ・JR biên[Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 762.ISBN4-533-02980-9.
- ^Imao, Keisuke (2009).Nhật bổn thiết đạo lữ hành địa đồ trướng 12 hào cửu châu trùng 縄― toàn tuyến ・ toàn dịch ・ toàn 廃 tuyến[Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 59.ISBN9784107900302.
- ^"Dịch biệt thừa xa nhân viên thượng vị 300 dịch (2022 niên độ )"[Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2022)](PDF).JR Kyushu.Retrieved1 May2024.
External links
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Media related toAira Station (Aira)at Wikimedia Commons
- Aira (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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