Chōyō Station
Chōyō Station (長陽駅, ちょうようえき) is a railway station on the Minamiaso Railway Takamori Line in Minamiaso Village, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture.[1]
Chōyō Station 長陽駅 | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Oaza Koyo, Minamiaso Village, Aso County, Kumamoto Prefecture Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.85432°N 131.00385°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Takamori Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.7 km (from Tateno Station) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Minamiaso Railway | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unmanned | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.mt-torokko.com/information/route/choyo/ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1928 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2016 | ||||||||||
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Platform
Since the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes, the station has suspended operations due to severe damage on the line.[2]
Station layout
The station has a single platform with one track. The station is unmanned, but has a wooden station building. Currently, the former station office has been renovated into the station café Hisaneya, which is open only on weekends.
Usage
| Year | Avg. Daily boarding passengers | Avg. Daily disembarking passengers |
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| 2011 | 43 | 87 |
| 2012 | 41 | 83 |
| 2013 | 46 | 90 |
| 2014 | 38 | 77 |
| 2015 | 37 | 75 |
| 2016 | Service stopped | |
History
- February 12, 1928 - opened for business.
- February 20, 1971 - the station became unmanned.
- On April 1, 1986 - the station was converted from the Takamori Line of the Japanese National Railways to Minamiaso Railway.
- April 14–16, 2016 - the Kumamoto Earthquake damaged the line's bridges and tunnel structures, and operations were suspended.
References
- "長陽｜南阿蘇鉄道" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- "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.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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