Ashikagashi Station
Lines
Ashikagashi Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 86.8 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.
Station layout
The station consists of an elevated island platform serving two tracks.
Platforms
| 1 | TI Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen, Kasukabe, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa |
| 2 | TI Tōbu Isesaki Line | for Ōta, Isesaki, Shin-Kiryū, and Akagi |
History
The station first opened on August 27, 1907, as Ashikagamachi Station (足利町駅). It was renamed Ashikagashi Station (足利市駅) on August 25, 1924. The station was rebuilt as an elevated station on July 23, 1980.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Ashikagashi Station becoming "TI-15".
In July 2015, the station and Ashikaga Station adopted Chisato Moritaka's 1993 song "Watarasebashi" as their train melody, as the song pays homage to the town of Ashikaga.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6010 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Bus services
- South Entrance
There are direct express bus services for Narita Airport, Haneda Airport, Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nara, Nagoya, Kanazawa, Toyama, and Sendai.
Surrounding area
- Ashikaga City Hall
- Ashikaga Post Office
- Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital
- Ashikaga Gakko
National Route 293- JR East Ashikaga Station (1 km northeast of the station)
- Orihime Jinja
- Banna-ji
References
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
- ^ 「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. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "森高千里さんが「あしかが輝き大使」に就任され、東武足利市駅とＪＲ足利駅のメロディが「渡良瀬橋」に変わります！". City of Ashikaga. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "名曲「渡良瀬橋」で電車発着開始 東武・ＪＲ両駅で式典 足利". Shimotsuke Original Online News. 2015-07-25. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ "駅情報（乗降人員）｜東武鉄道公式サイト". www.tobu.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
External links
Media related to Ashikagashi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Ashikagashi Station Archived 2015-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)