Ashisawa Station

Ashisawa Station (芦沢駅, Ashisawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ashisawa Station

芦沢駅
Ashisawa Station, May 2005
Location1012 Ashizawa, Obanazawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-4554
Japan
Coordinates38°39′20″N 140°21′40″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Ōu Main Line
Distance133.7 km from Fukushima
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 1, 1916
Passengers
FY201856
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station
Kita-Ōishida
toward Fukushima
 Yamagata Line Funagata
toward Shinjō
Location
Ashisawa Station
Location within Yamagata Prefecture
Ashisawa Station
Ashisawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Ashisawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 133.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Ashisawa station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms
1 ■ Ōu Main Line for Yamagata, Murakami
2 ■ Ōu Main Line for Shinjō

History

Ashisawa Station opened on December 1, 1916. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 45 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

Although located within the city limits of Obanazawa, Ashisawa Station is located in a rural area isolated from the city center by a range of mountains. The station of Ōishida in the neighboring town of Ōishida is much more convenient to the city center.

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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