Ashikagashi Station
Ashikagashi Station (足利市駅, Ashikagashi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.
 Ashikagashi Station 足利市駅 | |
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 The north entrance to the Station in September 2021 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3694 Minami-chō, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0821 Japan |
| Coordinates | 36.3297°N 139.4486°E |
| Operated by |  Tōbu Railway |
| Line(s) | _symbol.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tōbu Isesaki Line |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | TI-15 |
| History | |
| Opened | August 27, 1907 |
| Previous names | Ashikagamachi (until 1924) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2020 | 6010 daily |
| Location | |
  Ashikagashi Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture  Ashikagashi Station Ashikagashi Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Ashikagashi Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 86.8 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1]
Station layout
The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
| 2 | ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Ōta, Isesaki, Shin-Kiryu, and Akagi |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōbu Isesaki Line (TI-15) | ||||
| Tatebayashi (TI-10) | Limited Express Ryomo | Ōta (TI-18) | ||
| Tōbu-Izumi (TI-14) | Local | Yashū-Yamabe (TI-16) | ||
History
The station first opened on August 27, 1907, as Ashikagamachi Station (足利町駅).[2] It was renamed Ashikagashi Station (足利市駅) on August 25, 1924.[2] The station was rebuilt as an elevated station on July 23, 1980.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Ashikagashi Station becoming "TI-15".[3]
In July 2015, the station and Ashikaga Station adopted Chisato Moritaka's 1993 song "Watarasebashi" as their train melody, as the song pays homage to the town of Ashikaga.[4][5]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6010 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]
Bus services
- South Entrance
There are direct express bus services for Narita Airport, Haneda Airport, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nara, Nagoya, Kanazawa, Toyama, and Sendai.
Surrounding area
- Ashikaga City Hall
- Ashikaga Post Office
- Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital
- Ashikaga Gakko
National Route 293- JR East Ashikaga Station (1 km northeast of the station)
- Orihime Jinja
- Banna-ji
References
- Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- "森高千里さんが「あしかが輝き大使」に就任され、東武足利市駅とＪＲ足利駅のメロディが「渡良瀬橋」に変わります！". City of Ashikaga. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- "名曲「渡良瀬橋」で電車発着開始 東武・ＪＲ両駅で式典 足利". Shimotsuke Original Online News. 2015-07-25. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- "駅情報（乗降人員）｜東武鉄道公式サイト". www.tobu.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
External links
Media related to Ashikagashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ashikagashi Station Archived 2015-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)