Ashikagashi Station
Ashikagashi Station (足利市駅, Ashikagashi-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Isesaki Line in Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway.
Ashikagashi Station 足利市駅 | |
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Ashikagashi Station (south entrance) | |
Location | 3694 Minami-chō, Ashikaga, Tochigi (栃木県足利市南町3694) Japan |
Operated by | Tobu Railway |
Line(s) | Tobu Isesaki Line |
Connections |
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Other information | |
Station code | TI-15 |
History | |
Opened | 1907 |
Previous names | Ashikagamachi (until 1924) |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 6,785 daily |
Lines
Ashikagashi Station is served by the Tobu 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 | ■ Tobu Isesaki Line | for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
2 | ■ Tobu Isesaki Line | for Ōta, Isesaki, Shin-Kiryu, and Akagi |
Adjacent stations
« | Service | » | ||
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Tobu 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.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Ashikagashi Station becoming "TI-15".[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 6785 passengers daily.[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
- Japan 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.
- 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(乗車員) [Station information: Passenger figures] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
External links
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