Hizen-Asahi Station

Hizen-Asahi Station (肥前旭駅, Hizen-Asahi-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1]

JB  16  Hizen-Asahi Station

肥前旭駅
Hizen-Asahi Station in 2017
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°21′00″N 130°29′46″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance110.4 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikes
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 December 1928 (1928-12-23)
Previous namesAsahi Signal Box (until 7 June 1934)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)650 daily
Rank215th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
JB  16  Hizen-Asahi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 110.4 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[2] Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade. A siding branches off each of the two tracks near the station. The station building is a small concrete structure which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area, an automatic ticket vending machine, a Sugoca charge machine and a Sugoca card reader. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]

  • View of the platforms and tracks. A siding can be seen in the distance to the left.
  • Close-up view of the footbridge.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
JB  15  Tosu Local JB  17  Kurume
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

History

On 23 December 1928, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Asahi Signal Box at the present location of the station. On 7 June 1934, the facility was upgraded to a full station and renamed Hizen-Asahi. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station. [5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 650 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 215th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 32, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
  3. "肥前旭" [Hizen-Asahi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  4. "肥前旭駅に訪問" [Visit to Hizen-Asahi Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
  6. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 680. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.


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