Ashikagashi Station

Ashikagashi Station

足利市駅
; Ashikagashi Station; 足利市駅
	Ashikagashi Station (south entrance)
Location	3694 Minami-chō, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0821; Japan
Coordinates	36°19′47″N 139°26′55″E / 36.3297°N 139.4486°ECoordinates: 36°19′47″N 139°26′55″E / 36.3297°N 139.4486°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Isesaki Line
Connections	Bus terminal;
Other information
Station code	TI-15
History
Opened	August 27, 1907
Previous names	Ashikagamachi (until 1924)
Passengers
FY2020	6010 daily
Location
	Ashikagashi Station Location within Tochigi PrefectureShow map of Tochigi PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Station from south side

North

Ashikagashi Station (足利市駅, Ashikagashi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines[]

Ashikagashi Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 86.8 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.^[1]

Station layout[]

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms[]

1	■ Tōbu Isesaki Line	for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa
2	■ Tōbu Isesaki Line	for Ōta, Isesaki, Shin-Kiryu, and Akagi

Adjacent stations[]

«	Service
Tōbu Isesaki Line (TI-15)
Tatebayashi (TI-10)	Limited Express Ryomo	Ōta (TI-18)
Tōbu-Izumi (TI-14)	Local	Yashū-Yamabe (TI-16)

History[]

The station first opened on August 27, 1907, as Ashikagamachi Station (足利町駅).^[2] It was renamed Ashikagashi Station (足利市駅) on August 25, 1924.^[2] The station was rebuilt as an elevated station on July 23, 1980.^{[citation needed]}

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Ashikagashi Station becoming "TI-15".^[3]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6010 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[4]

Bus services[]

South Entrance

There are direct express bus services for Narita Airport, Haneda Airport, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nara, Nagoya, Kanazawa, Toyama, and Sendai.

Surrounding area[]

Ashikaga City Hall
Ashikaga Post Office
Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital
Ashikaga Gakko
National Route 293
JR East Ashikaga Station (1 km northeast of the station)
Orihime Jinja
Banna-ji

References[]

^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
^ "駅情報（乗降人員）｜東武鉄道公式サイト". www.tobu.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.

External links[]

Media related to Ashikagashi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Ashikagashi Station Archived 2015-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

[terada2002-1] Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

[terada2013-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

[tobu20120209-3] 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.

[4] "駅情報（乗降人員）｜東武鉄道公式サイト". www.tobu.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.

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