A28
Asahikawa Station

旭川駅
Asahikawa Station building
General information
Location8-3-1 Miyashitadōri, Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido
Japan
Operated byThe logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Line(s)
Distance423.1 km (262.9 mi) from Hakodate
Platforms3 island platforms and 1 side platform
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeA28
Websitewww.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/a28_asahikawa.html
History
Opened16 July 1898 (1898-07-16)
Rebuilt2010-2011
Passengers
FY20144,204 daily
Location
A28Asahikawa Station is located in Hokkaido
A28Asahikawa Station
A28
Asahikawa Station
Location within Hokkaido
A28Asahikawa Station is located in Japan
A28Asahikawa Station
A28
Asahikawa Station
A28
Asahikawa Station (Japan)

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.

Lines

The station is the terminus for the following JR Hokkaido lines.

The station is numbered "A28".[1]

Station Layout

Asahikawa Station has 4 platforms serving 7 tracks. All platforms are located on the upper level above the concourse.

Platform NoLine NameDirection
1 Furano Line for BieiFurano
2 Sekihoku Main Line for KamikawaEngaruKitami
3 Hakodate Main Line for FukagawaTakikawaIwamizawaSapporo
Sekihoku Main Line for Kamikawa
Soya Main Line for NayoroOtoineppu
4 Hakodate Main Line for Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo
Sekihoku Main Line for Engaru・Kitami・Abashiri
5 Sekihoku Main Line for Engaru・Kitami・Abashiri
Soya Main Line for Nayoro・Wakkanai
6 Hakodate Main Line for Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo
Soya Main Line for Nayoro・Wakkanai
7 Hakodate Main Line for Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo
Sekihoku Main Line for Kamikawa
Soya Main Line for Nayoro

Adjacent stations

789 and 785 series EMUs at Asahikawa Station on Super Kamui services, October 2011
Preceding station The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido Following station
Local/Rapid
Terminus Furano Line Kaguraoka
towards Furano
Chikabumi
towards Hakodate
Hakodate Main Line
Local
Terminus
Terminus Sōya Main Line
Local
Asahikawa-Yojō
towards Asahikawa
Sōya Main Line
Rapid Nayoro
Sekihoku Main Line
Local
Asahikawa-Yojō
towards Abashiri
Limited Express
Fukagawa
towards Sapporo
Kamui Terminus
Lilac
Sōya Wassamu
towards Wakkanai
Okhotsk Kamikawa
towards Abashiri
Terminus Sarobetsu Wassamu
towards Wakkanai
Taisetsu Kamikawa
towards Abashiri
Kitami Asahikawa-Yojo
towards Kitami

History

Asahikawa Station in August 2006 before rebuilding

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.[2]

See also

References

  1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. 旭川駅が高架開業 [Asahikawa elevated station building opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

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