Hizen-Asahi Station

Hizen-Asahi Station (肥前旭駅, Hizen-Asahi-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line, operated by JR Kyushu in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan.[1]

JB  16  Hizen-Asahi Station

肥前旭駅
Hizen-Asahi Station in 2017
LocationJapan
Coordinates33°21′00″N 130°29′46″E
Operated by JR Kyushu
Line(s)■ Kagoshima Main Line,
Distance110.4 km from Mojikō
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2 + 2 sidings
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesDesignated parking area for bikes
Disabled accessNo - platforms linked by footbridge
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 December 1928 (1928-12-23)
Previous namesAsahi Signal Box (until 7 June 1934)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2016)650 daily
Rank215th (among JR Kyushu stations)
Location
JB  16  Hizen-Asahi Station
Location within Japan

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.[2] 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.[2][3][4]

  • View of the platforms and tracks. A siding can be seen in the distance to the left.
  • Close-up view of the footbridge.

Adjacent stations
←Service→
Kagoshima Main Line
JB  15  Tosu Local JB  17  Kurume
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

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 2016, the station was used by an average of 650 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 215th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu.[7]

gollark: Rule suggestions if we *must* change for whatever reason:```Do not do stupid/unreasonable things, including but not limited to- Spamming- Posting NSFW media- Posting NSFW messages after someone asks you to stop- Searching for and/or revealing personal information without permission- Excessive/annoying/spammy advertising- Threats or harassment- Breaking Discord ToS and associated documents- Having unpingable usernamesPlease try and be civil and respectful at all times. If you see the rules being violated, please report this to the staff team so that it can be appropriately dealt with.```
gollark: This is NOT permissible.
gollark: Thus, it is foolish generally to produce them outside this time.
gollark: Sandwiches CANNOT be consumed outside of this window.
gollark: The time for a sandwich is within a 2-hour window around 12:00 local time.

References
  1. "JR Kyushu Route Map" (PDF). JR Kyushu. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "肥前旭" [Hizen-Asahi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  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). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218. ISBN 4533029809.
  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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 680. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. "駅別乗車人員上位300駅（平成28年度）" [Passengers embarking by station - Top 300 stations (Fiscal 2016)] (PDF). JR Kyushu. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.