Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen_Station

Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station

Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station

Railway station located in Minamiaso, Kumamoto


Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station (南阿蘇白川水源駅, Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen-eki) is a railway station in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Takamori Line, operated by the Minamiaso Railway.

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Following the damage from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire Takamori Line was shut down.[1] Service was resumed in July of the same year.[2]

History

  • 17 March, 2012 - Station opened for business.
  • 22 July 2012, - Station building completed.
  • 14–16 April 2016, - the Kumamoto earthquakes caused damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line, and operations have since been suspended.[3]
  • 31 July 2016, - Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station resumed operations along with the resumption of operations between Nakamatsu and Takamori.

References

  1. "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス(Response.jp) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス(Response.jp) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.

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