Asakura Station (朝倉駅, Asakura-eki) is a railway station in the city of Chita, Aichi, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.
 Asakura Station 朝倉駅 | |||||
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 Entrance of the elevated station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Midori-cho 25-8, Chita-shi, Aichi-ken 478-0047[1] Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′38″N 136°51′47″E / 34.9938°N 136.863°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Meitetsu | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Meitetsu Tokoname Line | ||||
| Distance | 16.4 kilometers from Jingū-mae | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | TA12 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | May 9, 1923 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2017 | 7537 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
Asakura Station is served by the Meitetsu Tokoname Line, and is located 16.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Jingū-mae.[1]
Station layout edit
The station has dual opposed elevated side platforms with the station building located underneath. The station is staffed.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Tokoname Line | For Tokoname and Central Japan International Airport |
| 2 | ■ Tokoname Line | For Ōtagawa and Jingū-mae |
Adjacent stations edit
| ← | Service | → | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meitetsu Tokoname Line | ||||
| Owari Yokosuka | μSKY Limited Express (departing from Central Japan Int'l Airport before 9 a.m.) |
Shin Maiko | ||
| Owari Yokosuka | Limited Express | Shin Maiko | ||
| Owari Yokosuka | Rapid Express | Shin Maiko | ||
| Teramoto | Express | Komi | ||
| Teramoto | Semi-Express | Komi | ||
| Teramoto | Local | Komi | ||
Station history edit
Asakura Station was opened on May 9, 1923, as a station on the Aichi Electric Railway Company. The Aichi Electric Railway became part of the Meitetsu group on August 1, 1935. The station building was reconstructed in March 1982, when the tracks were elevated. The station has been unattended since December 2004. In January 2005, the Tranpass system of magnetic fare cards with automatic turnstiles was implemented, and the station has been unattended since that point.[2]
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 7,537 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area edit
- Chita City Hall
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b 朝倉 [ASAKURA] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ 鷲田, 鉄也 (September 2010), クロニクル常滑線, 週刊朝日百科, 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 (in Japanese), no. 9, Japan: Asahi Shimbun Publications, Inc., p. 9, ISBN 978-4-02-340139-6
- ^ 9.交通 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Chita City. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Asakura Station (Aichi) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official web page (in Japanese)