Ashio Station Explained


Ashio Station
Native Name:足尾駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Ashio-machi Kakemizu 6, Nikkō-shi, Tochigi-ken 321-1512
Country:Japan
Operator:Watarase Keikoku Railway
Distance:42.8 km from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:WK16
Opened:31 December 1912
Passengers:50 daily
Pass Year:FY2015
Map Type:Japan Tochigi Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ashio Station

is a railway station in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway company Watarase Keikoku Railway.

Lines

Ashio Station is a station on the Watarase Keikoku Line and is 42.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station has a two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

History

Ashio Station opened on 31 December 1912 as a station on the Ashio Railway.[1] In 2009, many of the structures of Ashio Station were granted protection as national Registered Tangible Cultural Properties. These include the station building and adjacent platform,[2] the opposing platform,[3] Baggage Storage Shed[4] Dangerous Goods Shed [5] and Freight Depot with freight platform.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 沿革・歴史 . Company History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207115203/https://www.watetsu.com/company/history.php . 7 December 2023 . 9 February 2024 . watetsu.com . ja.
  2. Web site: わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅本屋及び上り線プラットホーム. Cultural Heritage Online. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Japanese. 25 August 2020.
  3. Web site: わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅下り線プラットホーム. Cultural Heritage Online. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Japanese. 25 August 2020.
  4. Web site: わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅手小荷物保管庫 . Cultural Heritage Online. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Japanese. 25 August 2020.
  5. Web site: わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅危険品庫 . Cultural Heritage Online. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Japanese. 25 August 2020.
  6. Web site: わたらせ渓谷鐵道足尾駅貨物上屋及びプラットホーム . Cultural Heritage Online. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Japanese. 25 August 2020.