Ashikagashi Station
Ashikagashi Station 足利市駅 | |
|---|---|
 Ashikagashi Station (south entrance) | |
| General information | |
| 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) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2014 | 6,785 daily |
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.
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 | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[citation needed]
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.
- ^ a b 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
- Ashikagashi Station (in Japanese)