Agata Station

Railway station in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
36°17′25″N 139°28′21″E / 36.2904°N 139.4725°E / 36.2904; 139.4725Operated by Tōbu RailwayLine(s) Tōbu Isesaki LinePlatforms1 island platformOther informationStation codeTI-12WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 May 1928PassengersFY2019617 daily Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station
Tatara
TI11
 Isesaki Line
Local
 Fukui
TI13
towards Isesaki
Location
Agata Station is located in Tochigi Prefecture
Agata Station
Agata Station
Location within Tochigi Prefecture
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Agata Station is located in Japan
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Agata Station (県駅, Agata-eki) is a railway station in the city of Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway.

Lines

Agata Station is served by the Tōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 81.8 km from the line's Tokyo terminus at Asakusa.[1]

Station layout

The station viewed from the north side, March 2007

This station has a single island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

Platforms

1 ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line for Ashikagashi and Ōta
2 ■ Tōbu Isesaki Line for Tatebayashi, Kuki, Kita-Senju, and Asakusa

History

Agata Station opened on 1 May 1928.[2]

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tobu lines, with Agata Station becoming "TI-12".[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 617 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

  • Ashikaga Minami High School
  • Ashikaga-Tsukuba Post Office
  • National Route 50

See also

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 198. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 222. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！ あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ^ 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Agata Station at Wikimedia Commons

  • Agata Station information Archived 2019-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (Tobu) (in Japanese)