Asahi Station (Mie) Explained


Asahi Station
Native Name:朝日駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Central
Address:2081 Kaki, Asahi-cho, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-8103
Country:Japan
Coordinates:35.0338°N 136.6578°W
Operator: JR Tōkai
Distance:28.5 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:CJ08
Opened:March 1, 1928
Passengers:697 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Mie Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Asahi Station

is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Asahi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Asahi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 28.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Station history

Asahi Station was opened on August 8, 1983, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Kansai Main Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Asahi Station was assigned station number CI08.[1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 697 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 December 2017 . 在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します . Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118061935/https://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000035928.pdf . 18 January 2023 . 27 February 2023 . jr-central.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 14 December 2017 . JR東海,在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入 . JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101052707/https://railf.jp/news/2017/12/14/052000.html . 1 November 2020 . 28 February 2023 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.
  3. Web site: https://www.pref.mie.lg.jp/common/07/ci500002761.htm. ja:三重県統計書. Mie Prefectural Statistics. 2020. Mie Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2020.