Azami Station

Azami Station

阿左美駅
; Azami Station; 阿左美駅
	Azami Station in December 2007
Location	1057-4 Kasakakemachi Azami, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 379-2311; Japan
Coordinates	36°23′07″N 139°18′23″E / 36.3853°N 139.3065°ECoordinates: 36°23′07″N 139°18′23″E / 36.3853°N 139.3065°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Kiryū Line
Distance	13.1 km from Ōta
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Station code	TI-54
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 5, 1937
Passengers
FY2019	573 daily
Location
	Azami Station Location within Gunma PrefectureShow map of Gunma PrefectureShow map of JapanShow all

Azami Station (阿左美駅, Azami-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is numbered "TI-54".

Lines[]

Azami Station is served by the Tōbu Kiryū Line, and is located 12.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōta.

Station layout[]

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

Adjacent stations[]

«		Service	»
Tōbu Kiryū Line
Yabuzuka		Local		Shin-Kiryū

History[]

Azami Station was opened on May 5, 1937. During work to extend the platform from 1954-1955, extensive Jōmon period archaeological remains were discovered, which were proclaimed a Gunma Prefectural Historic Site in 1960.^{[citation needed]}

From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Azami Station becoming "TI-54".^[1]

Passenger statistics[]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 573 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area[]

Kiryu University
Azami Marsh

References[]

^ 「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 2012-08-08. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station information (passengers)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links[]

Tobu station information Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

[tobu20120209-1] 「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 2012-08-08. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[Tobu2019stats-2] 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station information (passengers)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

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