Aonogō Station

Aonogō Station

青郷駅
Aonogō Station; 青郷駅
	Aonogō Station in August 2009
General information
Location	1-15 Aoi, Takahama-cho, Ōi-gun, Fukui-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°28′53″N 135°30′00″E / 35.4814°N 135.5000°E
Distance	73.5 km from Tsuruga
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 November 1940
Passengers
FY2016	134 daily
Location
	Aonogō Station Location within Japan

Aonogō Station (青郷駅, Aonogō-eki) is a railway station in the town of Takahama, Ōi District, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[edit]

Aonogō Station is served by the Obama Line, and is located 73.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tsuruga.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations[edit]

«		Service	»
Obama Line
Mitsumatsu		-	Matsunoodera

History[edit]

Aonogō Station opened on 1 November 1940. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The station building was rebuilt in 2005 in a log-cabin style.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 134 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

National Route 27
Aonogō Elementary School

References[edit]

^ 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links[edit]

Official website (in Japanese)

[fukui_stats-1] 駅別JR貨客輸送状況(1日平均) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukui Prefectural Government. 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

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