Aobe Station

Aobe Station
青部駅
Aobe Station
Location
Prefecture Shizuoka
(See other stations in Shizuoka)
District Haibara
Town Kawanehon
Neighborhood etc. Aobe
Postal code428 - 0417
(in Japanese)静岡県榛原郡川根本町青部
History
Year opened 1931
Rail services
Operator(s) Ōigawa Railway
Line(s) Ōigawa Main Line

Aobe Station (青部駅 Aobe-eki) is a railway station Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on the Ōigawa Main Line. It is operated by the Ōigawa Railway.

Station history

Aobe Station was one of the original stations of the Ōigawa Main Line, and was opened on April 12, 1931.

Lines

Layout

Aobe Station is an unmanned station with a single side platform and a small wooden station building. It retains much of the atmosphere of the early Showa period and is often used as a set for movies and TV dramas, including the 1975 police drama Castle of Sand.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Ōigawa Railway
Ōigawa Main Line
SL Express: no stop
Suruga-Tokuyama   Local   Sakidaira
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Coordinates: 35°05′22″N 138°06′56″E / 35.08944°N 138.11556°E