Akamizu Station
Akamizu Station (赤水駅, Akamizu-eki) is a railway station on the Hohi Main Line operated by JR Kyushu in Aso, Kumamoto, Japan.[1][2]
Akamizu Station 赤水駅 | |
|---|---|
 Akamizu Station in 2006, before it had been damaged by earthquake | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 32°54′48″N 130°59′35″E |
| Operated by | .svg.png.webp){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Hōhi Main Line |
| Distance | 40.2 km from Kumamoto |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 + 1 siding |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed, service suspended |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 25 January 1918 |
| Location | |
  Akamizu Station Location within Japan | |
Lines
The station is served by the Hōhi Main Line and is located 40.2 km from the starting point of the line at Kumamoto.[3]
Layout
The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks at grade with a siding. The platform is accessed by a level crossing. The station building was a wooden structure of traditional Japanese design with a red tiled roof and housed a ticket window and a waiting room. This was damaged by earthquake in 2016 and has since been demolished.[2][3]
Akamizu one 1 year after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. The station building has been demolished and only a patch of gravel remains.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hōhi Main Line | ||||
| Tateno | Local | Ichinokawa | ||
History
On 21 June 1914, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Miyaji Light Rail Line (宮地軽便線) (later the Miyagi Line) from Kumamoto eastwards to Higo-Ōzu. The line was extended eastward in phases and Miyaji was established as the eastern terminal on 25 January 1918. On the same day, Akamizu was opened as an intermediate station on the new track. On 2 December 1928, Miyaji was linked up with Tamarai, the western terminus of the Inukai Line (犬飼線), which had been extended westwards in phases from Ōita since 1914. Through-traffic was established between Kumamoto and Ōita. The two lines were merged and the entire stretch redesignated as the Hōhi Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, Akamizu station came under the control of JR Kyushu.[4][5]
The track from Higo-Ōzu to Aso was heavily damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and service between the stations, including to Akamizu has been suspended. JR Kyushu has commenced repair work, starting first with the sector from Higo-Ōzu to Tateno but has not announced a targeted completion date. The station building at Akamizu was heavily damaged. JR Kyushu declared that the structure was old and unsafe and had it demolished in November 2016.[6][7]
Environs
- Akamizu Post Office
- Aso Akamizu Onsen
- Aso Farm Land
See also
References
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- "赤水" [Akamizu]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 23 April 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6巻 熊本 大分 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 6 Kumamoto Ōita Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 36, 78. ISBN 9784062951654.
- 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. p. 228. 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. 745. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "JR九州、平成28年熊本地震で被害を受けた豊肥本線の復旧工事に4月着手" [JR Kyushu Restoration work commences in April on Hōhi Main Line track damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake]. Travel Watch. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- "内牧・赤水駅舎取り壊し、熊本地震で損傷" [Uchinomaki, Akamizu station buildings to be demolished, damaged by Kumamoto earthquake]. Yomiuri Shimbun. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
