Akagi Station (Gunma)
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Akagi Station
赤城駅 |
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Akagi Station, February 2004
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| Location | 2445-3 Ōmama, Ōmama-chō, Midori, Gunma （みどり市大間々町大間々2445-3） Japan |
| Operated by | Tobu Railway, Jomo Electric Railway |
| Line(s) | Tobu Kiryu Line, Jōmō Line |
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| Station code | TI-57 (Tobu) |
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| Opened | 1928 |
| Previous names | Shin-Ōmama (until 1958) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2013) | 1,266 (Tobu), 677 (Jōmō) daily |
Akagi Station (赤城駅 Akagi-eki) is a railway station in Kiryū, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operators Tobu Railway and the Jomo Electric Railway.
Akagi Station is a terminal station of the Tobu Kiryu Line, and is located 20.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōta. It is also a station for the Jōmō Line and is 19.6 kilometers from the terminus at Chūō-Maebashi.
Akagi Station has one island platform for the Jōmō Line and one bay platform serving two tracks for the Tobu Kiryu Line, with both sets of platforms elevated with the station building underneath. Both companies share the same set of ticket barriers.
The station opened on 10 November 1928 as Shin-Ōmama Station (新大間々駅) on the Jōmō Line. The Tobu Railway station opened on 18 March 1932. It was renamed Akagi Station on 1 November 1958.
From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Akagi Station becoming "TI-57".
Coordinates: 36°25′32″N 139°16′37″E / 36.4255°N 139.2769°E
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