Ashio Station

Railway station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

36°38′30″N 139°26′52″E / 36.6418°N 139.4477°E / 36.6418; 139.4477Operated byWatarase Keikoku RailwayLine(s)     Watarase Keikoku LineDistance42.8 km from KiryūPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeWK16WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened31 December 1912PassengersFY201550 daily Services
Preceding station Watarase Keikoku Railway Following station
Tsūdō
WK15
towards Kiryū
 Watarase Keikoku Line Matō
WK17
Terminus
Tsūdō
WK15
towards Aioi
 Watarase Keikoku Line
Watarase Keikoku-gō
 Terminus
Location
Ashio Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Ashio Station
Ashio Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
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Ashio Station is located in Japan
Ashio Station
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Ashio Station (Japan)
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Ashio Station (足尾駅, Ashio-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Lines

Ashio Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 42.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

The station has a two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1 ■ Watarase Keikoku Line for Kiryū
2 ■ Watarase Keikoku Line for Matō

History

Ashio Station opened on 31 December 1912 as a station on the Ashio Railway.[1] In 2009, many of the structures of Ashio Station were granted protection as national Registered Tangible Cultural Properties. These include the station building and adjacent platform,[2] the opposing platform,[3] Baggage Storage Shed[4] Dangerous Goods Shed [5] and Freight Depot with freight platform.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅本屋及び上り線プラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  3. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅下り線プラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  4. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅手小荷物保管庫". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  5. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅危険品庫". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  6. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅貨物上屋及びプラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Ashio Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Station information (Watarase Keikoku) (in Japanese)


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