Ageo Station
Ageo Station 上尾駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ageo Station 2018/06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kashiwaza 1-1-18, Ageo-shi, Saitama-ken Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°58′22″N 139°35′20″E / 35.972901°N 139.588904°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Takasaki Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 8.2 km from Ōmiya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 July 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 41,655 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Ageo Station Location within Saitama Prefecture  Ageo Station Ageo Station (Japan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ageo Station (上尾駅, Ageo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ageo, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) .
Lines[edit]
Ageo Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 8.2 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya, and 38.7 km from Tokyo.
Layout[edit]
The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.
Platforms[edit]
| 1 | ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) | for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line) |
| ■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line | for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line) | |
| 2 | ■ Takasaki Line | (for both directions) |
| 3 | ■ Takasaki Line | for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi |
History[edit]
Ageo station opened on 28 July 1883.
The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
1973 riots[edit]
On 13 March 1973, when a labor union attempted to protest by causing train delays, thousands of commuters rioted at the station, assaulting station personnel and destroying equipment over a six-hour period.[1][2] The riots were instrumental in influencing the privatization of the JNR in 1987.
Passenger statistics[edit]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 41,655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area[edit]
- Ageo City Hall
- Ageo Post Office
- Ageo City General Hospital
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Railway Rampage, Commuters Riot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 13 March 1973.
- ^ Low, Nicholas (2013). Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility. Routledge. pp. 99–102. ISBN 9780415529037.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
External links[edit]
Media related to Ageo Station at Wikimedia Commons