Aoidake Station

Railway station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan

■ Nippō Main LineDistance369.3 km from KokuraPlatforms1 island platformTracks2 + 2 sidingsConstructionStructure typeAt gradeAccessibleNo - platform accessed by footbridgeOther informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 March 1916 (1916-03-21)PassengersFY201614 daily Services

Preceding station	JR Kyushu			Following station
Yamanokuchi towards Kagoshima		Nippō Main Line		Tano towards Kokura

Location
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Aoidake Station (青井岳駅, Aoidake-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyakonojō, Miyazaki, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 369.3 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.^[3]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with two sidings. The station building is a modern steel frame function structure which houses a waiting area and an automatic ticket vending machine. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.^[2]^[3]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Miyakonojō and Kagoshima-Chūō
2	■ ■ Nippō Main Line	for Minami-Miyazaki and Miyazaki

History

Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Miyazaki Line from Yoshimatsu to Miyakonojō on 8 October 1913. The track was extended eastward in phases, with Aoidake opening as the new terminus on 21 March 1916. On 25 October 1916, the track linked up with a track from Miyazaki at Kiyotake and the line was renamed the Miyazaki Main Line on 21 September 1917. By 1923, the track from Miyazaki has extended north to link up with the track of the Nippō Main Line at Shigeoka. On 15 December 1923, the entire stretch of track from Shigeoka through Miyazaki to Yoshimatsu, including Aoidake, was designated as part of the Nippō Main Line. Freight services were discontinued in 1962 and baggage handling in 1979. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the Aoidake came under the control of JR Kyushu.^[4]^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 14 passengers (boarding only) per day.^[6]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 269
Miyazaki Expressway (bridge visible from the tracks)
Aoidake Onsen

References

^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b "青井岳" [Aoidake]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ ^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. 59, 91. ISBN 9784062951661.
^ 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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 228–9. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 760. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "宮崎県統計年鑑鉄道輸送実績（１日平均）" [Miyazaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook Railway Transportation Record (daily average)]. Miyazaki Prefectural Government website. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See the table for 平成28年度 [fiscal 2016].