Ashigara Station (Shizuoka)

Ashigara Station (足柄駅, Ashgara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

For the Odakyu Odawara Line station, see Ashigara Station (Kanagawa).
CB09
Ashigara Station

足柄駅
Exterior of Ashigara Station in September 2007
General information
LocationTakenoshita, Oyama Town, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates35°20′00″N 138°58′53″E
Operated byThe logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central
Line(s) Gotemba Line
Distance28.9 km (18.0 mi) from Kōzu
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeCB09
History
Opened15 September 1947 (1947-09-15)
Passengers
FY2017497 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). JR Central Following station
Gotemba
CB10
towards Numazu
 Gotemba Line Suruga-Oyama
CB08
towards Kōzu
Location
Ashgara Station is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Ashgara Station
Ashgara Station
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Ashgara Station is located in Central Japan
Ashgara Station
Ashgara Station
Ashgara Station (Central Japan)
Ashgara Station is located in Japan
Ashgara Station
Ashgara Station
Ashgara Station (Japan)
Platform

Lines

Ashigara Station is served by the JR Central Gotemba Line, and is located 28.9 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōzu.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform. The station building is to the west of the tracks and connected to the platform by a level crossing. It has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles. The station is unattended.

Platforms
1      Gotemba Line for Matsuda and Kōzu
2      Gotemba Line for Gotemba and Numazu

History

Ashigara Station opened on September 15, 1947. Operational control of the station was transferred to JR Central following privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Ashigara Station was assigned station number CB09.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 497 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [3]

Surrounding area
  • Ashigara Elementary School
  • Oyama High School

See also

References
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. (in Japanese)
  1. "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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