Ashikaga Station

Ashikaga Station (足利駅, Ashikaga eki) is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ashikaga Station

足利駅
Ashikaga Station north entrance in December 2015
LocationIse-cho 118, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0053
Japan
Coordinates36.3325°N 139.4557°E / 36.3325; 139.4557
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ryōmō Line
Distance38.2 km from Oyama
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
Websitewww.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=52
History
Opened22 May 1888
Passengers
FY20193158
Location
Ashikaga Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
Ashikaga Station
Ashikaga Station (Japan)

Lines

Ashikaga Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 38.2 km from the terminus of the line at Oyama Station. Some trains offer through service to Utsunomiya and Kuroiso on Utsunomiya Line.

Station layout

Ashikaga Station has two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Ryōmō Line for Sano, Tochigi and Oyama
2 ■ Ryōmō Line for Kiryu, Isesaki, Maebashi, Shin-Maebashi, and Takasaki

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Ryōmō Line
Ashikaga Flower Park Local Yamamae

History

Ashikaga Station opened on 22 May 1888, as a station operated by the Ryomo Railway.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 3158 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area
The south side of the station in April 2007

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. II. Japan: JTB. p. 459. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2017年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2017)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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