Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station

Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station (南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原駅, Minamiaso Mizu-no-umareru-sato Hakusui-kōgen-eki), usually abbreviated to Hakusui-Kōgen Station, is a railway station located in Minamiaso, Kumamoto, Japan. It is an ancient site of a well in the foothills of Japan's largest volcano, Mount Aso.

Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station

南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原駅
General information
Other namesHakusui-Kōgen Station
LocationŌaza Nakamatsu, Minamiaso, Aso, Kumamoto
Japan
Operated byMinamiaso Railway
Line(s)Takamori Line
Other information
Websitehttps://www.mt-torokko.com/information/route/hakusui-kougen/
History
OpenedApril 1, 1992
Services
Preceding station Mimamiaso Railway Following station
Aso-Shimodajyō
towards Tateno
Takamori Line Nakamatsu
towards Takamori

The station was originally tied with Chojagahama Shiosai Hamanasu Koenmae Station for the longest train station name in Japan, with 22 hiragana characters each,[1] until both were surpassed by Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station in Kyoto in 2020.[2]

History

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  • April 1, 1992 - station opened.[3]
  • April 14–16, 2016 - the Kumamoto earthquake caused damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line, and operations were suspended.[4]
  • July 15, 2023 - The portion of the Minami Aso Railway Takamori Line between Tateno and Nakamatsu has been restored and all lines have resumed operation.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ いばらきもの知り博士 Archived 2012-09-09 at archive.today - Ibaraki Prefectural home page (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Tongue twister training: Kyoto rail stop gets Japan's longest station name". Mainichi. 21 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原|南阿蘇鉄道" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ "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). 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  5. ^ "7月15日ダイヤ改正(全線運転再開)について|南阿蘇鉄道" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-26.

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