Ashikagashi Station Explained

is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Ashikagashi Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 86.8 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at .^[1]

Station layout

The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks.

Platforms

History

The station first opened on August 27, 1907, as .^[2] It was renamed on August 25, 1924.^[2] The station was rebuilt as an elevated station on July 23, 1980.

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Ashikagashi Station becoming "TI-15".^[3]

In July 2015, the station and Ashikaga Station adopted Chisato Moritaka's 1993 song "Watarasebashi" as their train melody, as the song pays homage to the town of Ashikaga.^{[4] [5]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6010 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[6]

Bus services

South EntranceThere are direct express bus services for Narita Airport, Haneda Airport, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nara, Nagoya, Kanazawa, Toyama, and Sendai.

Surrounding area

• Ashikaga City Hall
• Ashikaga Post Office
• Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital
• Ashikaga Gakko
  • JR East Ashikaga Station (1 km northeast of the station)
• Orihime Jinja
• Banna-ji

External links

• Ashikagashi Station

Notes and References

1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 198. 4-87366-874-3.
2. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . 19 January 2013 . Japan . 222. 978-4-7770-1336-4.
3. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. ja:「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します. Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time. 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway. Japanese. pdf. 22 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 8 August 2012. dead.
4. Web site: 森高千里さんが「あしかが輝き大使」に就任され、東武足利市駅とＪＲ足利駅のメロディが「渡良瀬橋」に変わります！ . City of Ashikaga . 2015-07-21 . 2023-06-23.
5. Web site: 名曲「渡良瀬橋」で電車発着開始　東武・ＪＲ両駅で式典　足利 . Shimotsuke Original Online News . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115209/http://www.shimotsuke.co.jp/news/tochigi/top/news/20150725/2030857 . 2015-07-25 . 2015-09-24 . 2023-06-23.
6. Web site: 駅情報（乗降人員）｜東武鉄道公式サイト. 2021-07-09. www.tobu.co.jp. ja.