Ashikaga Station

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Location
Ashikaga Station 足利駅
Prefecture	Tochigi (See other stations in Tochigi)
City	Ashikaga
Neighborhood etc.	118 Isecho
(in Japanese)	足利市伊勢町118
History
Year opened	1888
Rail services
Operator(s)	East Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Ryōmō Line
There is a minor bus rotary at this station.

Ashikaga Station (足利駅, Ashikaga eki^?) is a train station located in Ashikaga, Tochigi prefecture, Japan.

1 Lines
2 Station layout
3 History
4 Around the station
5 Adjacent stations
6 External links

[edit] Lines

East Japan Railway

Ryōmō Line

[edit] Station layout

There are 2-way, 2-side platforms.

1	■Ryōmō Line	Sano ・Tochigi ・Oyama
2	■Ryōmō Line	Kiryu ・Isesaki ・Maebashi ・Shin-Maebashi ・Takasaki

Some trains offer through service to Utsunomiya and Kuroiso on Utsunomiya Line.

[edit] History

May 22, 1888 Opened as Ashikaga Station (足利駅, -eki^?) of Ryōmō Railway.
November 1, 1906 Ryōmō Railway was nationalized and became Ryōmō Line(JNR).
February 1, 1984 Discontinued freight services.
April 1, 1987 JNR divided and became private, and this station became a station of East Japan Railway Company.

[edit] Around the station

Tobu Isesaki Line:Ashikagashi Station is located 1 kilometre southwest of the station.

Ashikaga Gakkō(足利学校):referred to as the oldest school in Japan.
Orihime Shrine(織姫神社):This shrine was built in 1879,the guardians of the textile city, Ashikaga.
Bannaji Temple(鑁阿寺):It is a temple known for its association with the Ashikaga clan.

[edit] Adjacent stations

«		Service		»
Tomita		Ryōmō Line		Yamamae

[edit] External links

(Japanese) Ashikaga Station (JR East)

v • d • e Stations of the Ryōmō Line

Oyama - Omoigawa - Tochigi - Ōhirashita - Iwafune - Sano - Tomita - Ashikaga - Yamamae - Omata - Kiryū - Iwajuku - Kunisada - Isesaki - Komagata - Maebashi-Ōshima - Maebashi - Shin-Maebashi ( - Ino - Takasaki-Ton'yamachi - Takasaki )