Ashio Station

Coordinates: 36°38′30″N 139°26′52″E / 36.6418°N 139.4477°E / 36.6418; 139.4477
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WK16
Ashio Station

足尾駅
Ashio Station, August 2013
General information
LocationAshio-machi Kakemizu 6, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1512
Japan
Coordinates36°38′30″N 139°26′52″E / 36.6418°N 139.4477°E / 36.6418; 139.4477
Operated byWatarase Keikoku Railway
Line(s)     Watarase Keikoku Line
Distance42.8 km from Kiryū
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
Station codeWK16
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened31 December 1912
Passengers
FY201550 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
Ashio Station is located in Japan
Ashio Station
Ashio Station
Ashio Station (Japan)

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Platforms[edit]

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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[edit]

Media related to Ashio Station at Wikimedia Commons