Ashikaga Flower Park Station

Ashikaga Flower Park Station
Ashikaga Flower Park Station; あしかがフラワーパーク駅
	Ashikaga Flower Park Station in April 2018
Location	Hasama-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-4216; Japan
Coordinates	36.315167°N 139.518611°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ryomo Line
Distance	32.0 km from Oyama
Other information
Status	Open
Website	Official website
History
Opening	1 April 2018
Location
	Ashikaga Flower Park Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Ashikaga Flower Park Station Ashikaga Flower Park Station (Japan)

Ashikaga Flower Park Station (あしかがフラワーパーク駅, Ashikaga Furawā Pāku-eki) is a railway station on the Ryomo Line in Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is named after the nearby Ashikaga Flower Park. The station opened on 1 April 2018.[1]

Lines

Ashikaga Flower Park Station is served by the 84.4 km (52.4 mi) Ryomo Line from Oyama to Shin-Maebashi, and is located 32.0 km from the starting point of the line at Oyama.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Ryomo Line
Tomita		Local	Ashikaga

History

Construction of the new station started in August 2017.[2] The total construction costs of JPY819 million are to be shared between JR East (JPY323 million), Ashikaga City (JPY396 million), and Tochigi Prefecture (JPY100 million).[2]

The name of the new station was announced by JR East in December 2017.[3] The station opened on 1 April 2018.[1]

Surrounding area

Ashikaga Flower Park
Kurita Museum

References

「あしかがフラワーパーク駅」開業　周辺の渋滞緩和に期待 ["Ashikaga Flower Park Station" expected to ease traffic congestion around the opening]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
「フラワーパーク」新駅、イメージ図を公開　足利市とＪＲ東が事業施行協定 [Artist's impressions of new "Flower park" station released - Ashikaga City and JR East sign project agreement]. Shimotsuke Original Online News (in Japanese). Japan: Shimotsuke Shimbun. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
両毛線新駅「あしかがフラワーパーク駅」に [New Ryomo Line station to be named "Ashikaga Flower Park Station"]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
JR East news release (in Japanese)

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[sankei20180402-1] 「あしかがフラワーパーク駅」開業　周辺の渋滞緩和に期待 ["Ashikaga Flower Park Station" expected to ease traffic congestion around the opening]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[shimotsuke20170704-2] 「フラワーパーク」新駅、イメージ図を公開　足利市とＪＲ東が事業施行協定 [Artist's impressions of new "Flower park" station released - Ashikaga City and JR East sign project agreement]. Shimotsuke Original Online News (in Japanese). Japan: Shimotsuke Shimbun. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[nikkei20171207-3] 両毛線新駅「あしかがフラワーパーク駅」に [New Ryomo Line station to be named "Ashikaga Flower Park Station"]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.