Akagi Station (Gunma) Explained


Akagi Station
Native Name:赤城駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2445-3 Ōmama, Ōmama-chō, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 376–0101
Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.4255°N 139.2769°W
Distance:14.6 km from
Platforms:1 island + 1 bay platform
Code:TI-57
Opened:10 November 1928
Former:Shin-Ōmama (until 1958)
Passengers:1201 (Tōbu)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Gunma Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Akagi Station

is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operators Tōbu Railway and the Jōmō Electric Railway.

Lines

Akagi Station is a terminal station of the Tōbu Kiryū Line, and is located 20.3 kilometers from the opposing terminal of the line at . It is also a station for the Jōmō Line and is 19.6 kilometers from the starting point of that line at .

Station layout

Akagi Station has one island platform for the Jōmō Line and one bay platform serving two tracks for the Tōbu Kiryū Line, with both sets of platforms elevated with the station building underneath. Both companies share the same set of ticket barriers.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 10 November 1928 as on the Jōmō Line. The Tōbu Railway station opened on 18 March 1932. The station was renamed Akagi Station on 1 November 1958.[1]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Akagi Station becoming "TI-57".[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Tōbu station was used by an average of 1201 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan . 199. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Web site: http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. ja:「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します. Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time. 9 February 2012. Tobu News. Tobu Railway. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20120808143320/http://www.tobu.co.jp/file/pdf/017af1e69f2ac63a8b2dea3d14de7a49/120209_1.pdf?date=20120313092459. 8 August 2012. 1 June 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: https://www.tobu.co.jp/corporation/rail/station_info/. ja: 駅情報(乗降人員). Station information (passengers). 2020. Tobu Railway. Japan. Japanese. 2 August 2020.