Ageo Station (上尾駅, Ageo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ageo, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) .

Lines

Ageo Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 8.2 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya, and 38.7 km from Tokyo.

Layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
2	■ Takasaki Line	(for both directions)
3	■ Takasaki Line	for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

History

Ageo station opened on 28 July 1883.

The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

1973 riots

On 13 March 1973, when a labor union attempted to protest by causing train delays, thousands of commuters rioted at the station, assaulting station personnel and destroying equipment over a six-hour period. The riots were instrumental in influencing the privatization of the JNR in 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 41,655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Ageo City Hall
• Ageo Post Office
• Ageo City General Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan