Ashino-Kōen Station

Ashino-Kōen Station (芦野公園駅, Ashino Kōen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tsugaru Railway Company.

Ashino-Kōen Station

芦野公園駅
Ashino-Kōen Station in May 2006
General information
Location84-171 Kanagi-cho, Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken 037-0202
Japan
Coordinates40°54′44″N 140°27′06″E
Operated by Tsugaru Railway Company
Line(s)■ Tsugaru Railway Line
Distance14.3 km from Tsugaru-Goshogawara
Platforms1 (1 side platform)
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedOctober 4, 1930
Services
Preceding station Tsutetsu Following station
Kanagi
towards Tsugaru Goshogawara
 Tsugaru Railway Line
Semi-Express
 Ōzawanai
towards Tsugaru-Nakasato
Tsugaru Railway Line
Local
 Kawakura
towards Tsugaru-Nakasato
Location
Ashino-Kōen Station is located in Aomori Prefecture
Ashino-Kōen Station
Ashino-Kōen Station
Location within Aomori Prefecture
Ashino-Kōen Station is located in Japan
Ashino-Kōen Station
Ashino-Kōen Station
Ashino-Kōen Station (Japan)
former Ashino-Kōen Station building, Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Lines

Ashino-Kōen Station is served by the Tsugaru Railway Line, and is located 14.3 km from the terminus of the line at Tsugaru-Goshogawara.

Station layout

The station has a single ground-level side platform serving a bidirectional track. The station is unattended.

History

Ashino-Kōen Station was opened on October 4, 1930. The station building was replaced in 1975. The original station building, a one-story wooden structure with a copper roof and pentagonal gable which appeared in Osamu Dazai's novel "Tsugaru", was preserved and used as a coffee shop by the NPO "Kanagi Genki Club" and as the "Tsugaru Railway Old Ashinokoen Station Bookstore". It received protection as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2014. It is the last remaining building on the Tsugaru Railway from the time of its opening[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "津軽鉄道旧芦野公園駅本屋". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

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