Ajigasawa Station (鰺ヶ沢駅, Ajigasawa-eki) is a railway station located in the town of Ajigasawa, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ajigasawa Station 鰺ヶ沢駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Ajigasawa Station in September 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Maito-machi Shimotomita 36, Ajigasawa-machi, Nishitsugaru-gun, Aomori-ken 038-2761 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°46′31″N 140°13′15″E / 40.77528°N 140.22083°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Gonō Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 103.8 kilometers from Higashi-Noshiro | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi) | |||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1925 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2016 | 317 | |||||||||||||||
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  Ajigasawa Station Location within Japan | ||||||||||||||||
Lines edit
Ajigasawa Station is served by the Gonō Line. It is 103.8 kilometers from the terminus of the Line at Higashi-Noshiro.
Station layout edit
Ajigasawa Station has dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Gonō Line | For Goshogawara, Hirosaki and Aomori |
| 2 | ■ Gonō Line | Fukaura and Higashi-Noshiro |
Bus services edit
- Kōnan bus
- For Fukaura via Kita-Kanegasawa and Ōdose
- For Hirosaki Station via Tokoshinai
- For Goshogawara Bus office via Morita, Kizukuri and Goshogawara Station
- For Kuromori
History edit
Ajigasawa Station was opened on May 15, 1925, as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (successor of JGR) on April 1, 1987, it came under the operational control of JR East. A new station building was completed in 1991. From April 1, 2003, it has been a kan'i itaku station, administered by Goshogawara Station, and operated by Ajigasawa municipal authority, with point-of-sales terminal installed.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 317 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Maito Post Office
National Route 101
See also edit
References edit
- Endo, Isao (2006). 五能線物語 「奇跡のローカル線」を生んだ最強の現場力 (Gono-sen Monogatari) (in Japanese). PHP研究所. ISBN 4569830099.
- 五能線ガイドブック (Gono-sen Guidebook) (in Japanese). 無明舎出版. 2002. ISBN 4895443078.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2016年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
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