Aso Station (Mie)

Railway station in Taiki, Mie Prefecture, Japan

  • Bus terminal
Other informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened8 November 1928PassengersFY201938 daily Services
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Ise-Kashiwazaki
towards Shingū
Kisei Main Line
Local
Takihara
towards Nagoya
Location
Aso Station is located in Mie Prefecture
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Aso Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
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Aso Station is located in Japan
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Aso Station (阿曽駅, Aso-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Taiki, Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Aso Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 77.1 km (47.9 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform for bi-directional traffic. There is no station building, but only a small rain shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Kisei Main Line For Matsusaka, Nagoya
For Owase, Shingū

History

Aso Station opened on 8 November 1928, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-East Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War 2, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 21 December 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Aso Onsen

Ouchiyama River

  • Kumano Kodo Iseji
  • Ryusho-ji

See also

References

  1. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

Media related to Aso Station (Mie) at Wikimedia Commons

  • JR Central timetable[permanent dead link] (in Japanese)