Aira Station (姶良駅, Aira-eki) is a railway station in Aira, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
Aira Station 姶良駅 | |
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Aira Station in 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Nishimochida, Aira, Kagoshima (鹿児島県姶良市西餅田) Japan |
| Coordinates | 31°42′55″N 130°37′24″E |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | ■ Nippō Main Line |
| Distance | 447.1 km from Kokura |
| Platforms | 1 side |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Low embankment |
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed |
| Disabled access | No - steps to platform |
| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 March 1988 (1988-03-13) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 969 daily |
| Rank | 171st |
| Location | |
Aira Station Location within Japan | |
The station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 447.1 km from the starting point of the line at Kokura.[3]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track on a low embankment in a fairly confined area. There is no station building. At the base of the embankment, a shed has been set up which houses a staffed ticket window. To one side of this, there is a sheltered waiting area with some seats. On the other side of the ticket window are automatic ticket vending machines and a SUGOCA card reading and a short flight of steps leading up to the platform. The platform is generally very narrow. At one point where the platform is wider, some seats and a SUGOCA charge machine are provided. Bike sheds are provided at the station forecourt.[2][3]
Management of the passenger facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket booth which is equipped with a POS machine but does not have a Midori no Madoguchi facility.[4][5]
| 1 | ■ Nippo Main Line | for Miyazaki or Kagoshima |
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Nippō Main Line | ||||
| Chōsa | Local | Shigetomi | ||
The station was opened on 13 March 1988 by JR Kyushu as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line.[6][7]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 969 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 171st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Stations of the Nippō Main Line | |
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