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Asahi Station (Chiba)

Coordinates: 35°43′18.58″N 140°39′18.41″E / 35.7218278°N 140.6551139°E / 35.7218278; 140.6551139
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Asahi Station

旭駅
Asahi Station, August 2021
General information
Location677 Ro, Asahi-shi, Chiba-ken 289-2516
Japan
Coordinates35°43′18.58″N 140°39′18.41″E / 35.7218278°N 140.6551139°E / 35.7218278; 140.6551139
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Sōbu Main Line
Distance103.6 km from Tokyo
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 June 1897
Previous namesAsahichō (until 1959)
Passengers
FY20191756
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yōkaichiba
towards Tokyo
Shiosai Iioka
towards Chōshi
Higata
towards Chiba
Sōbu Main Line
Local
Location
Asahi Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Asahi Station
Asahi Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Asahi Station is located in Japan
Asahi Station
Asahi Station
Asahi Station (Japan)
Asahi station platform, 2019.

Asahi Station (旭駅, Asahi-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Asahi, Chiba, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

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Asahi Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line between Tokyo and Chōshi, and is located 103.6 kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station. Shiosai limited express services between Tokyo and Chōshi also stop at this station.[1]

Station layout

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The station consists of a side platform and an island platform, connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  Sōbu Main Line For Yōkaichiba, Narutō, Chiba
2,3  Sōbu Main Line For Chōshi

History

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Asahi Station opened on 1 June 1897 as Asahichō Station (旭町駅, Asahichō-eki) on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japanese National Railways (JNR). The station was renamed Asahi Station on 1 October 1959. Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 July 1973. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1756 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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  • National Route 126
  • Asahi General Hospital
  • Chiba Prefectural Eastern Library
  • Chiba Toso Cultural Center
  • Chiba Prefectural Asahi Agricultural High School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ JR Timetable, March 2010 issue, pp. 108–109
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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