Hizen-Asahi Station (肥前旭駅, Hizen-Asahi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. [1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and is located 110.4 km from the starting point of the line at Mojiko.[3] Only local trains on the line stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms serving two tracks at grade. A siding branches off each of the two tracks near the station. The station building is a small concrete structure which is unstaffed and serves only to house a waiting area, an automatic ticket vending machine, a Sugoca charge machine and a Sugoca card reader. Access to the opposite side platform is by means of a footbridge.[3][2][4]

Platforms

1 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Kurume, Ōmuta
2 ■ JB Kagoshima Main Line for Kokura and Hakata
  • View of the platforms and tracks. A siding can be seen in the distance to the left.
    View of the platforms and tracks. A siding can be seen in the distance to the left.
  • Close-up view of the footbridge.
    Close-up view of the footbridge.

History

On 23 December 1928, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened the Asahi Signal Box at the present location of the station. On 7 June 1934, the facility was upgraded to a full station and renamed Hizen-Asahi. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, JR Kyushu took over control of the station. [5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 683 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 195th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

Surrounding area

The area around the station is far from national highways and major local roads, so there are no large-scale commercial facilities, and the area is filled with rice fields. However, as it is close to Fukuoka City and Kurume City, new housing has been built in recent years and it has become a commuter town.

See also

References

  1. ^ "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "肥前旭" [Hizen-Asahi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第4巻 福岡エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 4 Fukuoka Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 32, 67. ISBN 9784062951630.
  4. ^ "肥前旭駅に訪問" [Visit to Hizen-Asahi Station]. Dridorichi's railroad blog. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018. See especially for photographic coverage of station facilities.
  5. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 680. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  7. ^ "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（2020年度）" (PDF). Retrieved 8 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Hizen-Asahi Station at Wikimedia Commons