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

{{Short description|Railway station in Minamiaso, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan}}

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| name = Minamiaso Mizu-no-Umareru-Sato Hakusui-Kōgen Station

| native_name = 南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原駅

| native_name_lang = ja

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| image = File:Hakusuikogen station.jpg

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| other_name = Hakusui-Kōgen Station

| address = Ōaza Nakamatsu, Minamiaso, Aso, Kumamoto

| country = Japan

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| operator = Minamiaso Railway

| line = Takamori Line

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| website = https://www.mt-torokko.com/information/route/hakusui-kougen/

| opened = April 1, 1992

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| services = {{Adjacent stations

|system=Minamiaso Railway |line=Takamori

|left=Aso-Shimodajyō |right=Nakamatsu

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{{nihongo|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.

The station was originally tied with Chojagahama Shiosai Hamanasu Koenmae Station for the longest train station name in Japan, with 22 hiragana characters each,[http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/hakase/info/16/ いばらきもの知り博士] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120909184835/http://www.pref.ibaraki.jp/hakase/info/16/ |date=2012-09-09 }} - Ibaraki Prefectural home page {{in lang|ja}} until both were surpassed by Tōjiin Ritsumeikan University Station in Kyoto in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200320/p2a/00m/0na/024000c|title=Tongue twister training: Kyoto rail stop gets Japan's longest station name|date=21 March 2020|publisher=Mainichi|access-date=20 September 2022}}

History

  • April 1, 1992 - station opened.{{Cite web |title=南阿蘇水の生まれる里白水高原|南阿蘇鉄道 |url=https://www.mt-torokko.com/information/route/hakusui-kougen/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |language=ja}}
  • April 14–16, 2016 - the Kumamoto earthquake caused damage to bridges and tunnels on the Takamori line, and operations were suspended.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-17 |title=南阿蘇鉄道の全線復旧は「5年程度」「65億円」…国交省が試算 |url=https://response.jp/article/2017/04/17/293618.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=レスポンス(Response.jp) |language=ja}}
  • 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.{{Cite web |title=7月15日ダイヤ改正(全線運転再開)について|南阿蘇鉄道 |url=https://www.mt-torokko.com/2023/05/19/6199/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |language=ja}}

See also

References

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{{Minamiaso Railway Takamori Line}}

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Category:Railway stations in Kumamoto Prefecture

Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1992

Category:Minamiaso, Kumamoto

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