Ashigawa Station

Ashigawa Station (芦川駅, Ashigawa-eki) is a train station on the Minobu Line of Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) located in the town of Ichikawamisato, Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.^[1]

Ashigawa Station 芦川駅
JR Ashigawa Station, January 2006
General information
Location	Ueno, Ichikawamisato-cho, Nishiyatsushiro-gun, Yamanashi-ken Japan
Coordinates	35.5632°N 138.5113°E / 35.5632; 138.5113
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Minobu Line
Distance	71.7 kilometers from Fuji
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
History
Opened	February 11, 1929
Passengers
FY2016	89 daily
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Lines

Ashigawa Station is served by the Minobu Line and is located 71.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Fuji Station.

Layout

Ashigawa Station has one side platform serving a single track. The station is not attended.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Minobu Line
Limited Express Fujikawa: Does not stop at this station
Ichikawa-Hommachi		Local		Kai-Ueno

History

Ashigawa Station was opened on February 11, 1929, as a passenger stop on the Fuji-Minobu Line. It was elevated in status to a full station on October 1, 1938. The line came under control of the Japanese Government Railways on May 1, 1941. The station building was reconstructed in 1950. The JGR became the JNR (Japan National Railway) after World War II. The station has been unattended since April 1985. Along with the division and privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control and operation of the Central Japan Railway Company.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Ueno Elementary School
• former Mitama Town Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan