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Asagishi Station

Coordinates: 39°42′40″N 141°20′20″E / 39.7111°N 141.3389°E / 39.7111; 141.3389
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Asagishi Station

浅岸駅
Asagishi Station in August 2006
General information
LocationNakatsugawa, Shinjo, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0803
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s) Yamada Line
Distance27.6 km from Morioka
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened25 September 1928 (1928-09-25)
Closed25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
Passengers
0.3 per day (FY2015)
Location
Asagishi Station is located in Japan
Asagishi Station
Asagishi Station
Location within Japan

Asagishi Station (浅岸駅, Asagishi-eki) was a railway station on the Yamada Line in Morioka, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Opened in 1928, the station closed in March 2016.

Lines

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Asagishi Station was served by the Yamada Line from Morioka to Kamaishi, and was located 27.6 kilometers from the line's starting point at Morioka Station.[1]

Station layout

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Asagishi Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unstaffed.

Services

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The station timetable in September 2013

By late 2013, the station was normally served by a total of just five services daily, but from January until 15 March 2013, no trains stopped at this station during the winter period.[2]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Yamada Line
Ōshida     Kuzakai

History

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Asagishi Station opened on 25 September 1928.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Closure

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In August 2015, JR East notified the city of Morioka that it was considering closing Asagashi and Ōshida Station on the Yamada Line, possibly by March 2016, due to low patronage.[3] In December 2015, JR East announced that it would be formally closing the station from the start of the following timetable revision.[4]

The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.[5]

Passenger statistics

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As of August 2015, the station was used by an average of just 0.3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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The station was situated in a remote area location with just two households living within a radius of 2.5 km (as of August 2015).[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 [JNR Station Directory]. Japan: Japanese National Railways. 1985. p. 119. ISBN 4-533-00503-9.
  2. ^ 奥羽・山田線駅を冬季休止へ [Ou & Yamada Line stations to be closed during winter season]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 53, no. 622. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2013. p. 163.
  3. ^ a b c Tsuruta, Yusuke (29 November 2015). 「秘境」2駅 廃止検討 [Closure considered for 2 remote stations]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ^ 山田線 大志田駅・浅岸駅廃止 [Yamada Line Ōshida and Asagishi stations to close]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. ^ 災害による鉄道運休、震災前の被災区間が全て解消…3月末 [Suspended rail lines – All lines closed before earthquake to be reopened by end of March]. Response (in Japanese). Japan: IID Inc. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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39°42′40″N 141°20′20″E / 39.7111°N 141.3389°E / 39.7111; 141.3389