Ashikagashi Station
Railway station in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
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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.
Japan
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Tōbu Isesaki LineTI15 Ashikagashi Station 足利市駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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The north entrance to the Station in September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3694 Minami-chō, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0821 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.3297°N 139.4486°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | Tōbu Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Tōbu Isesaki Line | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | TI-15 | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | August 27, 1907 | |||||||||||||||
| Former names | Ashikagamachi (until 1924) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2020 | 6010 daily | |||||||||||||||
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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-Kiryū, and Akagi |
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.[citation needed]
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
