Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station

Railway station located in Minamiaso, Kumamoto

32°49′20″N 131°05′30″E / 32.8223°N 131.0916°E / 32.8223; 131.0916Operated byMinamiaso RailwayLine(s)■ Takamori Line Distance14.3 km (from Tateno Station)Platforms1 side platformConstructionStructure typeAt-gradeOther informationStatusUnstaffedHistoryOpened17 March 2012 (2012-03-17)Services

Preceding station	Mimamiaso Railway			Following station
Aso-Shirakawa towards Tateno		Takamori Line		Miharashidai towards Takamori

Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station (南阿蘇白川水源駅, Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen-eki) is a railway station in Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the Takamori Line, operated by the Minamiaso Railway.

Following the damage from severe earthquakes in April 2016, the entire Takamori Line was shut down.^[1] Service was resumed in July of the same year.^[2]

History

17 March, 2012 - Station opened for business.
22 July 2012, - Station building completed.
14–16 April 2016, - the Kumamoto earthquakes caused damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line, and operations have since been suspended.^[3]
31 July 2016, - Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station resumed operations along with the resumption of operations between Nakamatsu and Takamori.

Station building (January 2017)
Home at the time of opening (March 2012)

External links

Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station (Minamiaso Railway website)

References

^ "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
^ "南阿蘇鉄道が一部再開全線復旧のめどは立たず：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-18.
^ "南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.