Aioi Station (Gunma)
Introduction   is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway and the third sector Watarase Keikoku Railway.
Lines Aioi Station is a station on the Tōbu Kiryū Line, and is located 16.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . It is also 3.1 kilometers grin the terminal of the Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line at .
Station layout Overview of the station, with the Tobu Kiryu Line platforms on the left and the Watarase Keikoku Railway platforms on the right, February 2015Aioi Station has two opposed side platforms for the Watarase Keikoku Railway and one island platform for the Tōbu Railway, with both sets of platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. Both companies share the same set of ticket barriers. ===Platforms===
History Aioi Station opened on the Ashio Line on 15 April 1911, with the name written using the ''kanji'' characters . The ''kanji'' characters were changed to the present name on 1 July 1913.From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Aioi Station becoming "TI-56".
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 698 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area * Kiryū Aioi Post Office*
See also * List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links *  Tobu Railway station information  *  Watarase Keikoku Railway station information