Asahikawa Station
Asahikawa Station 旭川駅 | |
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 Asahikawa Station before rebuilding, August 2006 | |
| Location |
8-chōme Miyashitadōri, Asahikawa, Hokkaido （宮下通8丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
| Other information | |
| Station code | A28 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1898 |
Asahikawa Station (旭川駅 Asahikawa-eki) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Asahikawa Station is the central train station for the city of Asahikawa, which is the second largest city in Hokkaido by population after Sapporo.
Lines
The station is the terminus for a number of JR Hokkaido lines in Hokkaido.
- Hakodate Main Line
- Sōya Main Line
- Sekihoku Main Line (The starting point is actually at Shin-Asahikawa Station, however all all-stations "Local" trains originate and terminate at Asahikawa Station.)
- Furano Line
Adjacent stations
789 and 785 series EMUs at Asahikawa Station on Super Kamui services, October 2011
Front of the station
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hakodate Main Line | ||||
| Chikabumi | Local | Terminus | ||
| Fukagawa | Limited Express Super Kamui |
Terminus | ||
| Fukagawa | Limited Express Super Sōya / Sarobetsu |
(Wassamu) | ||
| Fukagawa | Limited Express Okhotsk |
(Kamikawa) | ||
| Sōya Main Line | ||||
| (Fukagawa) | Limited Express Super Sōya / Sarobetsu |
Wassamu | ||
| Terminus | Rapid service Nayoro |
Nagayama Asahikawa-Yojō | ||
| Terminus | Local | Asahikawa-Yojō | ||
| Sekihoku Main Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Asahikawa-Yojō | ||
| (Fukagawa) | Limited Express Okhotsk |
Kamikawa | ||
| Terminus | Limited Rapid Express Kitami |
Tōma | ||
| Furano Line | ||||
| Kaguraoka | Local | Terminus | ||
History
Asahikawa Station opened in 1898.
The first phase of a new elevated station building opened on 10 October 2010. The entire station complex is scheduled to be completed by autumn 2011[1]
References
- ↑ 旭川駅が高架開業 [Asahikawa elevated station building opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asahikawa Station. |
- JR Hokkaido Asahikawa Station information (Japanese)
- Ekikara Time Table - Asahikawa Station (Japanese)
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Coordinates: 43°45′47″N 142°21′32″E / 43.763005°N 142.358995°E
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