Aoyamachō Station

Aoyamachō Station

青山町駅
Aoyamachō Station, August 2007
General information
Location405 Ao, Iga-shi, Mie-ken 518-0226
Japan
Coordinates34°40′22″N 136°10′40″E / 34.672842°N 136.177758°E / 34.672842; 136.177758
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Osaka Line
Distance77.9 km from Ōsaka Uehommachi
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
Station codeD53
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedNovember 19, 1930
Previous namesAo (until 1970)
Passengers
FY2019940 daily
Location
Aoyamachō Station is located in Mie Prefecture
Aoyamachō Station
Aoyamachō Station
Location within Mie Prefecture
Aoyamachō Station is located in Japan
Aoyamachō Station
Aoyamachō Station
Aoyamachō Station (Japan)

Aoyamachō Station (青山町駅, Aoyamachō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Aoyamachō Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 77.9 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi Station.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms, connected by an underground passage.

Platforms

1, 2 ■ Osaka Line for Ise-Nakagawa , Ujiyamada , Kashikojima and Nagoya
3, 4 ■ Osaka Line for Nabari, Yamato-Yagi and Osaka Uehommachi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Osaka Line
Iga-Kambe   Local   Iga-Kōzu
Iga-Kambe   Express   Iga-Kōzu
Iga-Kambe   Rapid Express   Sakakibara-Onsenguchi

History

Aoyamachō Station opened on November 19, 1930, as Ao Station (阿保駅, Ao-eki) on the Sangu Express Electric Railway. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line.[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu.[2] The station was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1970.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 940 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Sakuragaoka Junior & Senior High School

See also

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
  3. ^ 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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