Asahi Station (Chiba)

Asahi Station 旭駅
Location
Prefecture	Chiba (See other stations in Chiba)
City	Asahi
Neighborhood etc.	Ro
Postal Code	289-2516
(in Japanese)	千葉県旭市ロ
History
Year opened	1897
Former name	Asahichō Station
Present name since	1959
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR East
Line(s)	Sōbu Main Line
Statistics	1992 passengers/day 2009

Asahi Station (旭駅, Asahi-eki^?) is a railway station in Asahi, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Asahi Station is served by the Sōbu Main Line, with Shiosai limited express services between Tokyo and Chōshi also stopping at this station.^[1] It is located 103.6 rail kilometers from the western terminus of the Sōbu Main Line at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

Asahi Station has a side platform and an island platform, connected by an overpass.

Platforms

1	■Sōbu Main Line	For Yōkaichiba, Narutō, Chiba
2,3	■Sōbu Main Line	For Chōshi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sōbu Main Line
Yōkaichiba		Shiosai	Iioka
Higata		Local	Iioka

History

Asahi Station opened on 1 June 1897 as Asahichō Station (旭町駅, Asahichō-eki^?) on the Sōbu Railway for both passenger and freight operations. On 1 September 1907, the Sōbu Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station name was renamed Asahi Station on 1 October 1959. Scheduled freight operations were suspended from 1 July 1973. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987.

References

1. ^ JR Timetable, March 2010 issue, p.108-109

External links

• JR East station information (Japanese)

Coordinates: 35°43′18.58″N 140°39′18.41″E / 35.7218278°N 140.6551139°E / 35.7218278; 140.6551139