Azuma Station | |
Native Name: | 吾妻駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Azuma-chō, Ushiguchimyo, Unzen-shi, Nagasaki-ken 859-1107 |
Country: | Japan |
Line: | Shimabara Railway Line |
Distance: | 16.6 km from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Status: | Staffed |
Former: | Yamadamura (to 1960) |
Passengers: | 96 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2018 |
Map Type: | Japan Nagasaki Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Azuma Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
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]
The station is served by the Shimabara Railway Line and is located 16.6 km from the starting point of the line at .[1]
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]
Azuma Station was opened on 10 October 1912 as . The station was renamed on 5 November 1960. In September 1986 the existing station building was completed.
In fiscal 2018, there were a total of 35,047 boarding passengers, given a daily average of 96 passengers.[3]