Aso Station (Mie)

Aso Station (阿曽駅, Aso-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Taiki, Watarai District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Aso Station 阿曽駅
Aso Station
General information
Location	1652 Aso, Taiki, Watarai District, Mie Prefecture 519-2704 Japan
Coordinates	34.3313°N 136.4108°E / 34.3313; 136.4108
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	■ Kisei Main Line
Distance	77.1 km from Kameyama
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	8 November 1928
Passengers
FY2019	38 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station Ise-Kashiwazaki towards Shingū Kisei Main Line Local Takihara towards Nagoya
Location Aso Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Aso Station Aso Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Aso Station is served by the Kisei Main Line, and is located 77.1 km (47.9 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform for bi-directional traffic. There is no station building, but only a small rain shelter on the platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1

■ Kisei Main Line

For Matsusaka, Nagoya For Owase, Shingū

History

Aso Station opened on 8 November 1928, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-East Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War 2, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on 15 July 1959. The station has been unattended since 21 December 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 38 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Aso Onsen

Ouchiyama River

• Kumano Kodo Iseji
• Ryusho-ji

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Aso Station (Mie) at Wikimedia Commons

• JR Central timetable^{[permanent dead link]} (in Japanese)