Ashino-Kōen Station
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
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Ashino-Koen Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)