Ashio Station
Railway station in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, 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.
Japan
WK16 Ashio Station 足尾駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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Ashio Station on May 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ashio-machi Kakemizu 6, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1512 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.6418°N 139.4477°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Watarase Keikoku Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Watarase Keikoku Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 42.8 km from Kiryū | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | WK16 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 31 December 1912 | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2015 | 50 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
Ashio Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 42.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.[citation needed]
Station layout
The station has a two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.[citation needed]
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]
