Asari Station (Hokkaido) Explained

Asari Station
Native Name:	朝里駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR Hokkaido
Address:	Otaru, Hokkaido
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	43.1769°N 141.0644°W
Operator:	JR Hokkaido
Line:	Hakodate Main Line
Distance:	259.3 km from
Platforms:	2 side platforms
Tracks:	2
Status:	Unstaffed
Code:	S12
Passengers:	282 daily
Pass Year:	FY2012
Map Type:	Japan

is a railway station in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered S12.^[1]

Lines

Asari Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers.^[2] The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

The station opened on November 28, 1880, as a flag station.

The area around the station was used as a location in the 2008 music video for Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart".^[4]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: JR Hokkaido Route Map. 2016-11-19. Hokkaido Railway Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20161207145544/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/ttable/route_map.pdf. 2016-12-07. dead.
2. Web site: Service Range Kitaca. 2016-11-19. JR Hokkaido. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119183456/http://www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/english/kitaca/p02.html. 2016-11-19. dead.
3. Web site: JR HOKKAIDO Railway Lines in Sapporo Area. 2016-11-19. Hokkaido Railway Company.
4. Web site: Short Takes: Touring the World for Death Cab for Cutie. Stasukevich. Iain. August 2008. American Cinematographer. 2016-04-13.