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Asahikawa Station

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Operated by
  
JR Hokkaido

Status
  
Staffed

Address
  
Japan

Distance
  
423.1 km from Hakodate

Station code
  
A28

Opened
  
16 July 1898

Asahikawa Station

Location
  
8-3-1 Miyashitadōri, Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido Japan

Line(s)
  
■ Hakodate Main Line ■ Sōya Main Line ■ Sekihoku Main Line ■ Furano Line

Similar
  
Asahiyama Zoo, Asahikawa‑Yojō Station, Sapporo Station, Shin‑Asahikawa Station, Aeon Mall Asahikawa Station

Japan trains hokkaido at asahikawa station


Asahikawa Station (旭川駅, Asahikawa-eki) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Contents

Asahikawa Station is the central train station for the city of Asahikawa, which is the second largest city in Hokkaido by population after Sapporo.

asahikawa station with aeon mall


Lines

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

  • Hakodate Main Line
  • Sōya Main Line
  • Sekihoku Main Line (The starting point is actually at Shin-Asahikawa Station, however all all-stations "Local" trains originate and terminate at Asahikawa Station.)
  • Furano Line
  • The station is numbered "A28".

    Station Layout

    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.

    History

    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

    References

    Asahikawa Station Wikipedia