Azami Station
Azami Station (阿左美駅, Azami-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is numbered "TI-54".
Lines
Azami Station is served by the Tōbu Kiryū Line, and is located 12.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōta.
Station layout
The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.
History
Azami Station was opened on May 5, 1937. During work to extend the platform from 1954-1955, extensive Jōmon period archaeological remains were discovered, which were proclaimed a Gunma Prefectural Historic Site in 1960.
From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Azami Station becoming "TI-54".
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 573 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Kiryu University
- Azami Marsh
See also
References
- ^ 「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 2012-08-08. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ 駅情報(乗降人員) [Station information (passengers)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Azami Station.
- Tobu station information Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)