Azami Station

Azami Station
阿左美駅

Azami Station in December 2007
Location 1057-4 Kasakakemachi Azami, Midori, Gunma
(群馬県みどり市笠懸町阿左美1057-4)
Japan
Operated by Tobu Railway
Line(s) Tobu Kiryu Line
Other information
Station code TI-54
History
Opened 1937
Traffic
Passengers (FY2014) 584 daily

Azami Station (阿左美駅, Azami-eki) is a railway station on the Tobu Kiryu Line in Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tobu Railway. It is numbered "TI-54".

Lines

Azami Station is served by the Tobu Kiryu Line, and is located 12.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōta.

Station layout

Azami Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Tobu Kiryu Line
Yabuzuka   Local   Shin-Kiryū

History

Azami Station was opened on May 5, 1937. During work to extend the platform from 1954-1955, extensive Jomon period archaeological remains were discovered, which were proclaimed a Gunma Prefectural Historic Site in 1960.

From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Azami Station becoming "TI-54".[1]

Surrounding area

References

  1. 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生! あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (pdf). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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Coordinates: 36°23′07″N 139°18′23″E / 36.3853°N 139.3065°E / 36.3853; 139.3065

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