Asagishi Station
{{short description|Former railway station in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Asagishi Station
| native_name = 浅岸駅
| native_name_lang = ja
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| image = Asagishi Station.jpg
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| caption = Asagishi Station in August 2006
| address = Nakatsugawa, Shinjo, Morioka-shi, Iwate-ken 020-0803
| country = Japan
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| status = Closed
| owned =
| line = {{colorbull|Brown}} Yamada Line
| elevation =
| distance = 27.6 km from {{STN|Morioka|x}}
| platforms = 1 side platform
| tracks = 1
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| opened = {{Start date|1928|09|25|df=y}}
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| closed = {{End date|2016|03|25|df=y}}
| passengers = 0.3 per day (FY2015)
| map_type = Japan
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{{Nihongo|Asagishi Station|浅岸駅|Asagishi-eki}} was a railway station on the Yamada Line in Morioka, Iwate, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Opened in 1928, the station closed in March 2016.
Lines
Asagishi Station was served by the Yamada Line from {{STN|Morioka|x}} to {{STN|Kamaishi|x}}, and was located 27.6 kilometers from the line's starting point at Morioka Station.{{cite book |script-title=ja:日本国有鉄道停車場一覧 |trans-title=JNR Station Directory | publisher = Japanese National Railways | year = 1985 | location = Japan | page = 119| isbn = 4-533-00503-9}}
Station layout
Asagishi Station has a single side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unstaffed.
Services
By late 2013, the station was normally served by a total of just five services daily, but from January until 15 March 2013, no trains stopped at this station during the winter period.{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:奥羽・山田線駅を冬季休止へ|trans-title=Ou & Yamada Line stations to be closed during winter season|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine | volume = 53| issue = 622| page =163| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan | date = February 2013}}
Adjacent stations
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History
Asagishi Station opened on 25 September 1928. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.
=Closure=
In August 2015, JR East notified the city of Morioka that it was considering closing Asagashi and Ōshida Station on the Yamada Line, possibly by March 2016, due to low patronage.{{cite web |url= http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/iwate/news/20151128-OYTNT50101.html|script-title=ja: 「秘境」２駅 廃止検討 |trans-title=Closure considered for 2 remote stations|first= Yusuke|last= Tsuruta|date= 29 November 2015|work= Yomiuri Online|publisher= The Yomiuri Shimbun |location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 11 December 2015}} In December 2015, JR East announced that it would be formally closing the station from the start of the following timetable revision.{{cite web |url= http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/post_401.html|script-title=ja: 山田線 大志田駅・浅岸駅廃止|trans-title=Yamada Line Ōshida and Asagishi stations to close|date= 11 December 2015|work= Tetsudo Hobidas|publisher= Neko Publishing Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 11 December 2015}}
The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.{{cite web |url= http://response.jp/article/2016/04/01/272660.html|script-title=ja: 災害による鉄道運休、震災前の被災区間が全て解消…3月末 |trans-title=Suspended rail lines – All lines closed before earthquake to be reopened by end of March|date= 1 April 2016|work= Response|publisher= IID Inc. |location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 5 May 2016}}
Passenger statistics
Surrounding area
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Asagishi Station}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=46 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.jr-morioka.com/cgi-bin/pdf/press/pdf_1449814403_1.pdf JR East December news release announcing the station's closure] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Yamada Line}}
{{Coord|39.7111|N|141.3389|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=title}}
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Railway stations in Iwate Prefecture
Category:Yamada Line (JR East)