Asagishi Station

Asagishi Station (浅岸駅, Asagishi-eki) was a railway station on the Yamada Line in Morioka, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Opened in 1928, the station closed in March 2016.

Asagishi Station

浅岸駅
Asagishi Station in August 2006
LocationNakatsugawa, Shinjo, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0803
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Yamada Line
Distance27.6 km from Morioka
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened25 September 1928 (1928-09-25)
Closed25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Passengers
0.3 per day (FY2015)
Location
Asagishi Station
Location within Japan

Lines

Asagishi Station was served by the Yamada Line from Morioka to Kamaishi, and was located 27.6 kilometers from the line's starting point at Morioka Station.[1]

Station layout

Asagishi Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unstaffed.

Services
The station timetable in September 2013

By late 2013, the station was normally served by a total of just five services daily, but from January until 15 March 2013, no trains stopped at this station during the winter period.[2]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Yamada Line
Ōshida     Kuzakai

History

Asagishi Station opened on 25 September 1928.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Closure

In August 2015, JR East notified the city of Morioka that it was considering closing Asagashi and Ōshida Station on the Yamada Line, possibly by March 2016, due to low patronage.[3] In December 2015, JR East announced that it would be formally closing the station from the start of the following timetable revision.[4]

The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[5]

Passenger statistics

As of August 2015, the station was used by an average of just 0.3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

The station was situated in a remote area location with just two households living within a radius of 2.5 km (as of August 2015).[3]

See also

References
  1. 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 119. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. 奥羽・山田線駅を冬季休止へ [Ou & Yamada Line stations to be closed during winter season]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 53 no. 622. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2013. p. 163.
  3. Tsuruta, Yusuke (29 November 2015). 「秘境」２駅　廃止検討 [Closure considered for 2 remote stations]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. 山田線　大志田駅・浅岸駅廃止 [Yamada Line Ōshida and Asagishi stations to close]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. 災害による鉄道運休、震災前の被災区間が全て解消…3月末 [Suspended rail lines - All lines closed before earthquake to be reopened by end of March]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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