Aoya_Station
Aoya Station
Railway station in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Aoya Station (青谷駅, Aoya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Aoya Station 青谷駅 | ||||||||||||||
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 Aoya Station | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Aoyacho Aoya, Tottori-shi, Tottori-ken 689-0501 Japan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°30′58.43″N 133°59′44.60″E | |||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | |||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  San'in Main Line | |||||||||||||
| Distance | 252.8 km (157.1 mi) from Kyoto | |||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 May 1905 (1905-05-15) | |||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 389 daily | |||||||||||||
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Aoya Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 252.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge to the station building. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■  San'in Main Line |
for Hamasaka and Tottori |
| 2, 3 | ■ San'in Main Line |
for Kurayoshi and Yonago |
Aoya Station opened on May 15, 1905. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 389 passengers daily.[2]
- Tottori City Hall Aoya Town General Branch (former Aoya Town Office)
- Tottori Prefectural Aoya High School
- Tottori City Aoya Junior High School
- Tottori City Aoya Elementary School
- Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
Media related to Aoya Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Aoya Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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