Hizen-Asahi_Station
Hizen-Asahi Station
Railway station in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Hizen-Asahi Station (肥前旭駅, Hizen-Asahi-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1]
JB 16 Hizen-Asahi Station 肥前旭駅 | |
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Hizen-Asahi Station in 2017 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°21′00″N 130°29′46″E |
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR Kyushu |
| Line(s) | ■ Kagoshima Main Line, |
| Distance | 110.4 km from Mojikō |
| Platforms | 2 side platforms |
| Tracks | 2 + 2 sidings |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At grade |
| Bicycle facilities | Designated parking area for bikes |
| Accessible | No - platforms linked by footbridge |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 23 December 1928 (1928-12-23) |
| Previous names | Asahi Signal Box (until 7 June 1934) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 650 daily |
| Rank | 215th (among JR Kyushu stations) |
| Location | |
The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 110.4 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[2] Only local trains on the line stop at the station.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade. A siding branches off each of the two tracks near the station. The station building is a small concrete structure which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area, an automatic ticket vending machine, a Sugoca charge machine and a Sugoca card reader. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[2][3][4]
- View of the platforms and tracks. A siding can be seen in the distance to the left.
- Close-up view of the footbridge.
On 23 December 1928, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Asahi Signal Box at the present location of the station. On 7 June 1934, the facility was upgraded to a full station and renamed Hizen-Asahi. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station. [5][6]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 650 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 215th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]
- "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 32, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 680. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- Hizen-Asahi (JR Kyushu)(in Japanese)
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