Aso-Shirakawa Station

阿蘇白川駅
Station entrance
Station entrance
General information
LocationMinamiaso, Kumamoto
Japan
Coordinates32°49′21″N 131°05′03″E / 32.8224°N 131.0842°E / 32.8224; 131.0842
Operated byMinamiaso Railway
Line(s) Takamori Line
Distance13.5 km (from Tateno Station)
Platforms1 side platform
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
History
Opened12 February 1928 (1928-02-12)
Services
Preceding station Mimamiaso Railway Following station
Nakamatsu
towards Tateno
Takamori Line Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen
towards Takamori

Aso-Shirakawa Station (阿蘇白川駅, Aso-Shirakawa-eki) is a railway station in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Takamori Line, operated by the Minamiaso Railway.

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

  • 12 February, 1928 - Station opened for business.
  • 1 April 1986, - the station was converted from the Takamori Line of the Japanese National Railways to Minamiaso Railway.
  • 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, - Aso-Shirakawa Station resumed operations along with the resumption of operations between Nakamatsu and Takamori.


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.


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