Ashisawa Station

38°39′20″N 140°21′40″E / 38.655489°N 140.361064°E / 38.655489; 140.361064Operated by JR EastLine(s)■ Ōu Main LineDistance133.7 km from FukushimaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedDecember 1, 1916PassengersFY201856 Services

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Kita-Ōishida towards Fukushima		Yamagata Line		Funagata towards Shinjō

Location
Ashisawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Ashisawa Station Ashisawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ashisawa Station (芦沢駅, Ashisawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ashisawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 133.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Ashisawa station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Yamagata, Murakami
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Shinjō

History

Ashisawa Station opened on December 1, 1916. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 45 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Although located within the city limits of Obanazawa, Ashisawa Station is located in a rural area isolated from the city center by a range of mountains. The station of Ōishida in the neighboring town of Ōishida is much more convenient to the city center.

• Mogami River
• National Route 13

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Ashisawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)