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.
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Ashio Station 足尾駅 | |
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Ashio Station, August 2013 | |
General information | |
Location | Ashio-machi Kakemizu 6, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1512 Japan |
Coordinates | 36.6418°N 139.4477°E / 36.6418; 139.4477 |
Operated by | Watarase Keikoku Railway |
Line(s) | ■ Watarase Keikoku Line |
Distance | 42.8 km from Kiryū |
Platforms | 2 side platforms |
Other information | |
Station code | WK16 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 31 December 1912 |
Passengers | |
FY2015 | 50 daily |
Location | |
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Ashio Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 42.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.
The station has a two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.
1 | ■ Watarase Keikoku Line | for Kiryū |
2 | ■ Watarase Keikoku Line | for Matō |
« | Service | » | ||
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Watarase Keikoku Line | ||||
Tsūdō | Watarase Keikoku-gō | Terminus | ||
Tsūdō | Local | Matō |
Ashio Station opened on 31 December 1912 as a station on the Ashio Railway. 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,[1] the opposing platform, [2] Baggage Storage Shed[3]Dangerous Goods Shed [4]and Freight Depot with freight platform.[5]
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Stations of the Watarase Keikoku Railway Watarase Keikoku Line | |
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