Aira Station

Aira Station (姶良駅, Aira-eki) is a railway station in Aira, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2]

Aira Station 姶良駅
Aira Station in 2013
Location	Nishimochida, Aira, Kagoshima （鹿児島県姶良市西餅田） Japan
Coordinates	31°42′55″N 130°37′24″E
Operated by	JR Kyushu
Line(s)	■ Nippō Main Line
Distance	447.1 km from Kokura
Platforms	1 side
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Low embankment
Bicycle facilities	Bike shed
Disabled access	No - steps to platform
Other information
Status	Staffed ticket window (outsourced)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	13 March 1988 (1988-03-13)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)	969 daily
Rank	171st
Location
Aira Station Location within Japan

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]

• 
  A view of the station platform.

Platforms

JR

1

■ Nippo Main Line

for Miyazaki or Kagoshima

Adjacent stations

←		Service		→
Nippō Main Line
Chōsa		Local	Shigetomi

History

The station was opened on 13 March 1988 by JR Kyushu as an additional station on the existing track of the Nippō Main Line.[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 969 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 171st among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[8]

Nearby places

• Shigetomi Junior High School
• Hiramatsu Post office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
2. "姶良" [Aira]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
3. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第7巻 宮崎・鹿児島・沖縄エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 7 Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 35, 93. ISBN 9784062951661.
4. "鹿児島支店内各駅" [Stations within the Kagoshima Branch]. JRTE website. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
5. "姶良駅" [Aira Station]. jr-mars.dyndns.org. Retrieved 18 June 2018. See images of tickets sold.
6. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 762. ISBN 4533029809.
7. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳 12号 九州 沖縄―全線・全駅・全廃線 [Japan Rail Travel Atlas No. 12 Kyushu Okinawa - all lines, all stations and disused lines] (in Japanese). Mook. p. 59. ISBN 9784107900302.
8. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

External links

• Aira (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)