Aira Station

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Aira Station

姶良駅
Aira Station.jpg
Aira Station in 2013
LocationNishimochida, Aira, Kagoshima
（鹿児島県姶良市西餅田）
Japan
Coordinates31°42′55″N 130°37′24″E / 31.71528°N 130.62333°E / 31.71528; 130.62333Coordinates: 31°42′55″N 130°37′24″E / 31.71528°N 130.62333°E / 31.71528; 130.62333
Operated byJR logo (kyushu).svg JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Nippō Main Line
Distance447.1 km from Kokura
Platforms1 side
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeLow embankment
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Disabled accessNo - steps to platform
Other information
StatusStaffed ticket window (outsourced)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 March 1988 (1988-03-13)
Passengers
FY2016969 daily
Rank171st
Location
Aira Station is located in Japan
Aira Station
Aira Station
Location within Japan

Aira Station (姶良駅, Aira-eki) is a railway station in Aira, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Lines[]

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 447.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]

Layout[]

The station consists of a side platform serving 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 a SUGOCA card 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 a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]

  • A view of the station platform.

Platforms[]

JR[]

1 ■ Nippo Main Line for Miyazaki or Kagoshima

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Nippō Main Line
Chōsa Local Shigetomi

History[]

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[]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 969 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 171st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Nearby places[]

  • Shigetomi Junior High School
  • Hiramatsu Post office

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "姶良" [Aira]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b 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7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [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. ISBN 9784062951661.
  4. ^ "鹿児島支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kagoshima Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ^ "姶良駅" [Aira Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 June 2018. See images of tickets sold.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 762. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 59. ISBN 9784107900302.
  8. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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