Aira Station
Railway station in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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Aira Station (姶良駅, Aira-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Aira, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]
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JR KyushuAira Station 姶良駅  | |||||||||||
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Aira Station in 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nishimochida, Aira-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-5431 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°42′55″N 130°37′24″E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR Kyushu | ||||||||||
| Line | ■ Nippō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 447.1 kilometres (277.8 mi) from Kokura | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Low embankment | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Bike shed | ||||||||||
| Accessible | No - steps to platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ticket window (outsourced) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 March 1988 | ||||||||||
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| FY2022 | 974 daily | ||||||||||
| Rank | 158th (JR Kyushu) | ||||||||||
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Lines
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]
Layout
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]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ ■ Nippō Main Line | for Miyazaki for Kagoshima |
A view of the station platform.
History
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 974 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 158th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]
Nearby places
- Shigetomi Junior High School
- Hiramatsu Post office
