Aoyamachō Station

34°40′22″N 136°10′40″E / 34.672842°N 136.177758°E / 34.672842; 136.177758Operated by Kintetsu RailwayLine(s) Osaka LineDistance77.9 km from Ōsaka UehommachiPlatforms2 island platformsOther informationStation codeD53WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedNovember 19, 1930Previous namesAo (until 1970)PassengersFY2019940 daily

Location
Aoyamachō Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Aoyamachō Station Aoyamachō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Aoyamachō Station (青山町駅, Aoyamachō-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.

Lines

Aoyamachō Station is served by the Osaka Line, and is located 77.9 rail kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi Station.^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms, connected by an underground passage.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Osaka Line	for Ise-Nakagawa , Ujiyamada , Kashikojima and Nagoya
3, 4	■ Osaka Line	for Nabari, Yamato-Yagi and Osaka Uehommachi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Line
Iga-Kambe		Local		Iga-Kōzu
Iga-Kambe		Express		Iga-Kōzu
Iga-Kambe		Rapid Express		Sakakibara-Onsenguchi

History

Aoyamachō Station opened on November 19, 1930, as Ao Station (阿保駅, Ao-eki) on the Sangu Express Electric Railway. After merging with Osaka Electric Kido on March 15, 1941, the line became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line.^[2] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on June 1, 1944, to form Kintetsu.^[2] The station was renamed to its present name on March 1, 1970.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 940 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Sakuragaoka Junior & Senior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Aoyamachō Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kintetsu: Aoyamachō Station(in Japanese)