Ashikaga Station

Ashikaga Station

足利駅
Ashikaga Station; 足利駅
	Ashikaga Station north entrance in December 2015
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
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=52
History
Opened	22 May 1888
Passengers
FY2019	3158
Services
Location
	Ashikaga Station Location within Tochigi PrefectureShow map of Tochigi PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

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[]

The south side of the station in April 2007

Ashikagashi Station (Tobu Isesaki Line)
Ashikaga Gakkō
Banna-ji temple
National Route 293
Ashikaga City Hall
Ashikaga Central Post Office
Watarase River

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)

[teishajo1998-1] 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.

[jreast2017stats-2] 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.

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