Ayashi Station

Ayashi Station (愛子駅, Ayashi-eki) is a railway station on the Senzan Line in Aoba-ku, Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station also uses the moniker "Entrance to the Akiu Hot Springs" (秋保温泉口, Akiu Onsen Guchi).

Ayashi Station

愛子駅
Ayashi Station in January 2018, after rebuilding
Location1 Ayashi-Chūō, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken 989-3128
Japan
Coordinates38°16′21.5″N 140°45′42″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Senzan Line
Distance15.2 km from Sendai
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks3
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi")
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened29 September 1929
Rebuilt2018
Passengers
FY20184,184 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Sakunami
toward Yamagata
 Senzan Line
Rapid A B C
 Rikuzen-Ochiai
toward Sendai
Rikuzen-Shirasawa
toward Yamagata
 Senzan Line
Local
Location
Ayashi Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Ayashi Station
Ayashi Station (Japan)

The kanji characters for Ayashi are the same characters as in the name Aiko given to the daughter of the Crown Prince of Japan. When she was born on December 1, 2001, over a thousand people came to the station to purchase platform tickets as a commemorative souvenir. From April to November 2001, only 124 tickets were sold at the station but from December 7 to December 28, 2001, about 84,000 tickets were sold at the station.[1] JR East began selling commemorative tickets on January 1, 2002, to honor the event showing the station.[1] Each ticket was stamped with the station name and date of purchase automatically.

Lines

Ayashi Station is served by the Senzan Line, and is located 15.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Sendai.[2]

Station layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Senzan Line for Sakunami, Yamadera, and Yamagata
2, 3 ■ Senzan Line for Kita-Sendai and Sendai

History
Ayashi Station in November 2005

The station opened on 29 September 1929.[2] The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,184 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area
  • Ayashi Daibutsu, Bukkokuji

See also

References
  1. "Newborn princess in good health: Imperial Household Agency". Kyodo News International (reprinted by The Free Library). December 28, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Japan: JTB. p. 474. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  3. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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