Chōyō Station
32°51′16″N 131°00′14″E / 32.85432°N 131.00385°E / 32.85432; 131.00385Line(s) ■ Takamori Line Distance 4.7 km (from Tateno Station) Tracks 1 Train operators Minamiaso Railway Construction Structure type At-grade Other information Status Unmanned Website https://www.mt-torokko.com/information/route/choyo/ History Opened 1928 Closed 2016 Services
Preceding station | Mimamiaso Railway | Following station | ||
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Tateno Terminus | Takamori Line | Kase towards Takamori |
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Choyo Station (長陽駅, ちょうようえき) is a railway station on the Minamiaso Railway Takamori Line in Minamiaso Village, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture.[1]
Station layout
The station has a single platform with one track. The station is unmanned, but has a wooden station building. Currently, the former station office has been renovated into the station café Hisanagaya, which is open only on weekends.
Usage
Year | Avg. Daily boarding passengers | Avg. Daily disembarking passengers |
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2011 | 43 | 87 |
2012 | 41 | 83 |
2013 | 46 | 90 |
2014 | 38 | 77 |
2015 | 37 | 75 |
2016 | Service stopped |
History
- 12 February 1928 - opened for business.
- 20 February 1971 - the station became unmanned.
- On 1 April 1986 - the station was converted from the Takamori Line of the Japanese National Railways to Minamiaso Railway.
- 14–16 April 2016 - the Kumamoto earthquakes damaged the line's bridges and tunnel structures, and operations were suspended.[2]
- 15 July 2023 - Minami Aso Railway Takamori Line between Tateno and Nakamatsu has been restored and all lines have resumed operation.[3]
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
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Stations of the Takamori Line
- (Higo-Ōzu
- Seta)
- Tateno
- Choyo
- Kase
- Aso-Shimodajyō
- Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen
- Nakamatsu
- Aso-Shirakawa
- Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen
- Miharashidai
- Takamori