Agata Station

Agata Station (県駅, Agata-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Isesaki Line in Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.

Agata Station

県駅
Agata Station, March 2007
LocationAgata-cho, Ashikaga, Tochigi
(栃木県足利市県町)
Japan
Operated byTobu Railway
Line(s)Tobu Isesaki Line
Other information
Station codeTI-12
History
Opened1928
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)566 daily

Lines

Agata Station is served by the Tobu Isesaki Line, and is located 81.8 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1]

Station layout

The station viewed from the north side, March 2007

This station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1  Tobu Isesaki Line for Ashikagashi and Ōta
2  Tobu Isesaki Line for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Isesaki Line
Tatara   Local   Fukui

History

Agata Station opened on 1 May 1928.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Agata Station becoming "TI-12".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 566 passengers daily.[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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.
  2. 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.
  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 2012-08-08. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. 駅情報(乗車員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

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