Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station

Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station (南阿蘇白川水源駅, Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen-eki) is a railway station in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Takamori Line, operated by the Minamiaso Railway.

Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station

南阿蘇白川水源駅
Station building and platform (January 2017)
Station building and platform (January 2017)
General information
LocationMinamiaso, Kumamoto
Japan
Coordinates32.8223°N 131.0916°E / 32.8223; 131.0916
Operated byMinamiaso Railway
Line(s)■ Takamori Line
Distance14.3 km (from Tateno Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened17 March 2012 (2012-03-17)
Services
Preceding station Mimamiaso Railway Following station
Aso-Shirakawa
towards Tateno
 Takamori Line Miharashidai
towards Takamori

Following the damage from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire Takamori Line was shut down.[1] Service was resumed in July of the same year.[2]

History
  • 17 March, 2012 - Station opened for business.
  • 22 July 2012, - Station building completed.
  • 14–16 April 2016, - the Kumamoto earthquakes caused damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line, and operations have since been suspended.[3]
  • 31 July 2016, - Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station resumed operations along with the resumption of operations between Nakamatsu and Takamori.
  • Station building (January 2017)
    Station building (January 2017)
  • Home at the time of opening (March 2012)
    Home at the time of opening (March 2012)

References
  1. "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "南阿蘇鉄道が一部再開 全線復旧のめどは立たず：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.