Asahikawa Station
旭川駅 |
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Asahikawa Station building in May 2012
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Location | 8-3-1 Miyashitadōri, Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido Japan |
Operated by | JR Hokkaido |
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Distance | 423.1 km from Hakodate |
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Status | Staffed |
Station code | A28 |
Website | www |
History | |
Opened | 16 July 1898 |
Rebuilt | 2010-2011 |
Traffic | |
Passengers (FY2014) | 4,204 daily |
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Asahikawa Station (旭川駅 Asahikawa-eki?) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).
Asahikawa Station is the central train station for the city of Asahikawa, which is the second largest city in Hokkaido by population after Sapporo.
The station is the terminus for the following JR Hokkaido lines.
The station is numbered "A28".
The station has automated ticket machines, automated turnstiles, and a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office. The Kitaca farecard cannot be used at this station.
Asahikawa Station opened in 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
The first phase of a new elevated station building opened on 10 October 2010. The entire station complex was completed in autumn 2011
Coordinates: 43°45′47″N 142°21′32″E / 43.763005°N 142.358995°E