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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.

Lines

Ashio Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 42.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kiryū.

Station layout

The station has a two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

1 ■ Watarase Keikoku Line for Kiryū
2 ■ Watarase Keikoku Line for Matō

History

Ashio Station opened on 31 December 1912 as a station on the Ashio Railway.[1] 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,[2] the opposing platform,[3] Baggage Storage Shed[4] Dangerous Goods Shed [5] and Freight Depot with freight platform.[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "沿革・歴史" [Company History]. watetsu.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅本屋及び上り線プラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  3. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅下り線プラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  4. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅手小荷物保管庫". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  5. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅危険品庫". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)
  6. ^ "わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅貨物上屋及びプラットホーム". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links

Media related to Ashio Station at Wikimedia Commons


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