Aira Station
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]
Aira Station 姶良駅 | |
|---|---|
 Aira Station in 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Nishimochida, Aira, Kagoshima （鹿児島県姶良市西餅田） Japan |
| Coordinates | 31°42′55″N 130°37′24″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line |
| Distance | 447.1 km from Kokura |
| Platforms | 1 side |
| 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 | |
| FY2016 | 969 daily |
| Rank | 171st |
| Location | |
  Aira Station Location within Japan | |
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.
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
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "姶良" [Aira]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- 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.
- "鹿児島支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kagoshima Branch]. JRTE website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- "姶良駅" [Aira Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 June 2018. See images of tickets sold.
- 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. 762. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- 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.
- "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.
External links
- Aira (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)