Timetable information
Weekday departures: 12/day · Sat & holiday departures: 12/day
First / last departure (weekday): 6:50 / 19:54
Busiest hour: 7:00–8:00 (3)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 2 May 2026.
Adjacent stations
- JR Yamaguchi Line: Higashi-Aohara ⇄ Nichihara
Location
History
Aohara Station opened on 15 July 1924, added by the Railway Ministry between Nichihara and Iwami-Yokota on the Yamaguchi Line. Freight handling ceased on 1 April 1967, and parcel service ended in February 1984 with simultaneous destaffing. JR West took over on 1 April 1987 with the privatisation of the Japanese National Railways. Originally two opposing side platforms allowed train crossings here; the up platform was decommissioned on 25 March 2017, and although the old platform and trackbed still remain, the on-site level crossing is fenced off to prevent access. There is no station building, so passengers reach the platform via stairs and a slope at the Yamaguchi end.
Notes
A monument beside the foot of the steps up to the platform commemorates Oba Masatoku, who founded Japan's first industrial-cooperative-run medical service in Aohara.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18