Azuma Station

Azuma Station 吾妻駅
Azuma Station
General information
Location	Azuma-chō, Ushiguchimyo, Unzen-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1107 Japan
Coordinates	32°50′25.5″N 130°11′23.71″E
Operated by	Shimabara Railway
Line(s)	■ Shimabara Railway Line
Distance	16.6 km from Isahaya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 October 1912 (1912-10-10)
Previous names	Yamadamura (to 1960)
Passengers
FY2018	96 daily
Services
Preceding station Shimabara Railway Following station Abozaki towards Isahaya Shimabara Railway Line Kobe towards Shimabarakō
Location Azuma Station Location within Nagasaki Prefecture Show map of Nagasaki Prefecture Azuma Station Azuma Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Azuma Station (吾妻駅, Azuma-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Unzen, Nagasaki. It is operated by third-sector railway company Shimabara Railway.[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 16.6 km from the starting point of the line at Isahaya.[1]

Station layout

The station is on the ground level with two opposing staggered side platforms. The station building is adjacent to the south side of the south platform facing Abozaki, and a waiting room is located in the middle of the north platform.[1][2]

Platforms

1	■ ■ Shimabara Railway Line	for Isahaya
2	■ ■Shimabara Railway Line	for Shimabara and Shimabarakō

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  Platforms

History

Azuma Station was opened on 10 October 1912 as Yamadamura Station (山田村駅). The station was renamed on 5 November 1960. In September 1986 the existing station building was completed.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 35,047 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 96 passengers.[3]

Surrounding area

• Unzen City Hall
• Unzen City Tsuruta Elementary School
• Unzen City Otsuka Elementary School
• Unzen City Azuma Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第5巻 長崎 佐賀 エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 5 Nagasaki Saga area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 22, 67. ISBN 9784062951647.
2. "Azuma駅" [Aino Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. "第67版（令和2年）長崎県統計年鑑" [Nagasaki Prefecture Statistics Yearbook 67th Edition]. Nagasaki Prefectural Government website. Retrieved 16 March 2024. See table at section under Transportation and Communications.

External links

Media related to Azuma Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Shimabara Railway Official Site (in Japanese)