Asano Station Explained


Asano Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:浅野駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2 Suehirochō, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Tsurumi Line
Passengers:876 daily
Pass Year:FY2006
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Asano Station

is a railway station on the Tsurumi Line in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Asano Station is served by the Tsurumi Line, and forms a junction between the Tsurumi Main Line and Umi-Shibaura Branch Line. It is located 3km (02miles) from the western terminus at Tsurumi Station.

Station layout

Asano Station has an island platform (platforms 1 and 2) and two opposed side platforms (platforms 3 and 4) serving four tracks.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 10 March 1926, on the privately owned . The Tsurumi Rinkō line was nationalized on 1 July 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) network. The station has been unstaffed since 1 March 1971. Upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station has been operated by JR East.

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