Asahi Station (Chiba)

Asahi Station

旭駅
Asahi Station; 旭駅
	Asahi Station, August 2021
Location	677 Ro, Asahi-shi, Chiba-ken 289-2516; Japan
Coordinates	35°43′18.58″N 140°39′18.41″E / 35.7218278°N 140.6551139°ECoordinates: 35°43′18.58″N 140°39′18.41″E / 35.7218278°N 140.6551139°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Sōbu Main Line
Distance	103.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 June 1897
Previous names	Asahichō (until 1959)
Passengers
FY2019	1756
Services
Location
	Asahi Station Location within Chiba PrefectureShow map of Chiba PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Asahi station platform, 2014.

Asahi Station (旭駅, Asahi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Asahi, Chiba Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines[]

Asahi Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 103.6 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station. Shiosai limited express services between Tokyo and Chōshi also stopping at this station.^[1]

Station layout[]

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms[]

1	■ Sōbu Main Line	For Yōkaichiba, Narutō, Chiba
2,3	■ Sōbu Main Line	For Chōshi

History[]

Asahi Station opened on 1 June 1897 as Asahichō Station (旭町駅, Asahichō-eki) on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station name was renamed Asahi Station on 1 October 1959. Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 July 1973. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1756 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area[]

National Route 126
Asahi General Hospital
Chiba Prefectural Eastern Library
Chiba Toso Cultural Center
Chiba Prefectural Asahi Agricultural High School

References[]

^ JR Timetable, March 2010 issue, p.108-109
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links[]

Media related to Asahi Station (Chiba) at Wikimedia Commons

JR East station information (in Japanese)

[jrtt201003-1] JR Timetable, March 2010 issue, p.108-109

[jreast2019stats-2] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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