Ageo Station

Ageo Station (上尾駅, Ageo-eki) is a railway station on the Takasaki Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Ageo, Saitama, Japan.

Ageo Station

上尾駅
View of the west entrance to Ageo Station
LocationKashiwaza 1-1-18, Ageo-shi, Saitama-ken
埼玉県上尾市柏座一丁目1-18
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Takasaki Line
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
History
Opened1883
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)41,168 daily

Lines

Ageo Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 8.2 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya.

Layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms
1 ■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line) for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
2 ■ Takasaki Line (for both directions)
3 ■ Takasaki Line for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Takasaki Line
Ōmiya
OMYJU07
   Commuter Rapid[Note 1]   Okegawa
Ōmiya
OMYJU07
   Rapid Urban   Okegawa
Miyahara   Local   Kita-Ageo
Shonan-Shinjuku Line
Ōmiya
OMYJS24
   Special Rapid   Okegawa
Miyahara   Rapid   Kita-Ageo
  1. Later night (~10pm) Takasaki-bound services stop here.

Statistics

The daily average usage for 2014 was 41,168 people[1]

History

The station opened on 28 July 1883. On 13 March 1973, when a labor union attempted to protest by causing train delays, thousands of commuters rioted at the station, assaulting station personnel and destroying equipment over a six-hour period. [2] The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

Surrounding area
  • Ageo City Hall
  • Ageo Post Office
  • Ageo City General Hospital

See also

References
  1. 各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. "Railway Rampage, Commuters Riot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. March 13, 1973.

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