Asahikawa Station

Asahikawa Station (旭川駅, Asahikawa-eki) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Asahikawa Station

旭川駅
Asahikawa Station building in May 2012
Location8-3-1 Miyashitadōri, Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated by JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance423.1 km from Hakodate
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeA28
Websitewww.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/a28_asahikawa.html
History
Opened16 July 1898 (1898-07-16)
Rebuilt2010-2011
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014)4,204 daily
Location
Asahikawa Station
Location within Japan

Asahikawa Station is the central train station for the city of Asahikawa, which is the second largest city in Hokkaido by population after Sapporo.

Lines

The station is the terminus for the following JR Hokkaido lines.

The station is numbered "A28".[1]

Adjacent stations

789 and 785 series EMUs at Asahikawa Station on Super Kamui services, October 2011
« Service »
Hakodate Main Line
Fukagawa (A24)   Limited Express
Kamui / Lilac
  Terminus
Fukagawa (A24) or Terminus   Limited Express
Sōya / Sarobetsu
  (Wassamu)
Fukagawa (A24) or Terminus   Limited Express
Okhotsk / Taisetsu
  (Kamikawa)
Chikabumi (A27)   Local   Terminus
Sōya Main Line
(Fukagawa) or Terminus   Limited Express
Sōya / Sarobetsu
  Wassamu (W38)
Terminus   Rapid
Nayoro
  Nagayama (W31)
Asahikawa-Yojō (A29)
Terminus   Local   Asahikawa-Yojō (A29)
Sekihoku Main Line
(Fukagawa) or Terminus   Limited Express
Okhotsk / Taisetsu
  Kamikawa (A43)
Terminus   Limited Rapid
Kitami
  Tōma (A35)
Terminus   Local   Asahikawa-Yojō (A29)
Furano Line
Kaguraoka (F29)   Local   Terminus

History

Asahikawa Station in August 2006 before rebuilding

Asahikawa Station opened in 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

The first phase of a new elevated station building opened on 10 October 2010. The entire station complex was completed in autumn 2011[2]

See also

References

  1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. 旭川駅が高架開業 [Asahikawa elevated station building opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

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