Asagishi Station
Asagishi Station 浅岸駅 | |||||
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 Asagishi Station in August 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Nakatsugawa, Shinjo, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0803 Japan | ||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Yamada Line | ||||
| Distance | 27.6 km from Morioka | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Closed | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 25 September 1928 | ||||
| Closed | 25 March 2016 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 0.3 per day (FY2015) | |||||
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Asagishi Station (浅岸駅, Asagishi-eki) was a railway station on the Yamada Line in Morioka, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Opened in 1928, the station closed in March 2016.
Lines
[edit]Asagishi Station was served by the Yamada Line from Morioka to Kamaishi, and was located 27.6 kilometers from the line's starting point at Morioka Station.[1]
Station layout
[edit]Asagishi Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unstaffed.
Services
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By late 2013, the station was normally served by a total of just five services daily, but from January until 15 March 2013, no trains stopped at this station during the winter period.[2]
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamada Line | ||||
| Ōshida | Kuzakai | |||
History
[edit]Asagishi Station opened on 25 September 1928.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
Closure
[edit]In August 2015, JR East notified the city of Morioka that it was considering closing Asagashi and Ōshida Station on the Yamada Line, possibly by March 2016, due to low patronage.[3] In December 2015, JR East announced that it would be formally closing the station from the start of the following timetable revision.[4]
The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[5]
Passenger statistics
[edit]As of August 2015[update], the station was used by an average of just 0.3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]The station was situated in a remote area location with just two households living within a radius of 2.5 km (as of August 2015[update]).[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 119. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
- ^ 奥羽・山田線駅を冬季休止へ [Ou & Yamada Line stations to be closed during winter season]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 53, no. 622. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2013. p. 163.
- ^ a b c Tsuruta, Yusuke (29 November 2015). 「秘境」２駅 廃止検討 [Closure considered for 2 remote stations]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ 山田線 大志田駅・浅岸駅廃止 [Yamada Line Ōshida and Asagishi stations to close]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ 災害による鉄道運休、震災前の被災区間が全て解消…3月末 [Suspended rail lines – All lines closed before earthquake to be reopened by end of March]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
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- JR East station information (in Japanese)
- JR East December news release announcing the station's closure (in Japanese)