Aioi Station (Gunma) Explained


Aioi Station
Native Name:相老駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-756 Aioicho, Kiryū-shi, Gunma-ken 376-0011
Country:Japan
Distance:16.9 km from
Code:TI-56, WK04
Status:Staffed
Opened:15 April 1911
Passengers:698
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Gunma Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Aioi Station

is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway and the third sector Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Lines

Aioi Station is a station on the Tōbu Kiryū Line, and is located 16.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is also 3.1 kilometers grin the terminal of the Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line at .

Station layout

Aioi Station has two opposed side platforms for the Watarase Keikoku Railway and one island platform for the Tōbu Railway, with both sets of platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. Both companies share the same set of ticket barriers.

Platforms

History

Aioi Station opened on the Ashio Line on 15 April 1911,[1] with the name written using the kanji characters . The kanji characters were changed to the present name on 1 July 1913.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Aioi Station becoming "TI-56".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 698 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 沿革・歴史 . Company History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207115203/https://www.watetsu.com/company/history.php . 7 December 2023 . 9 February 2024 . watetsu.com . ja.
  2. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. ja:「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します. Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time. 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway. Japanese. pdf. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 2012-08-08. 22 October 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: http://www.city.kiryu.lg.jp/kurashi/kotsu/tetsudo/1000971.html. ja: 市内鉄道の年間乗降客数. Annual number of passengers on the city rail. 2020. Kiryū City. Japan. Japanese. 2 August 2020.