Ashikaga Station
Ashikaga Station 足利駅 | |||||||||||
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Location | Ise-cho 118, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0053 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°19′57″N 139°27′21″E / 36.3325°N 139.4557°ECoordinates: 36°19′57″N 139°27′21″E / 36.3325°N 139.4557°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | JR East | ||||||||||
Line(s) | ■ Ryōmō Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 38.2 km from Oyama | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
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Opened | 22 May 1888 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 3158 | ||||||||||
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Ashikaga Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture |
Ashikaga Station (足利駅, Ashikaga eki) is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines[]
Ashikaga Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 38.2 km from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station. Some trains offer through service to Utsunomiya and Kuroiso on Utsunomiya Line.
Station layout[]
Ashikaga Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms[]
1 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Sano, Tochigi and Oyama |
2 | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Kiryu, Isesaki, Maebashi, Shin-Maebashi, and Takasaki |
History[]
Ashikaga Station opened on 22 May 1888, as a station operated by the Ryomo Railway.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]
Passenger statistics[]
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
Surrounding area[]
- Ashikagashi Station (Tobu Isesaki Line)
- Ashikaga Gakkō
- Banna-ji temple
- National Route 293
- Ashikaga City Hall
- Ashikaga Central Post Office
- Watarase River
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 459. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Ashikaga Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East Station information (in Japanese)
- Stations of East Japan Railway Company
- Ryōmō Line
- Railway stations in Tochigi Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1888
- Ashikaga, Tochigi