Operated by JR East Passengers (FY2006) 876 daily Opened 1926 | Address Japan | |
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Similar Umi‑Shibaura Station, Anzen Station, Bentembashi Station, Ōgimachi Station, Shin‑Shibaura Station | ||
Jr asano station on tsurumi line
Asano Station (浅野駅, Asano-eki) is a railway station on the Tsurumi Line in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Lines
Asano Station is served by the Tsurumi Line, and forms a junction between the Tsurumi Main Line and Umi-Shibaura Branch Line. It is located 3.0 kilometers from the western terminus at Tsurumi Station.
Station layout
Asano Station has an island platform (platforms 1 and 2) and two opposed side platforms (platforms 3 and 4) serving four tracks.
History
The station opened on March 10, 1926 on the privately owned Tsurumi Rinkō Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道, Tsurumi Rinkō Tetsudō). The Tsurumi Rinkō line was nationalized on July 1, 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) network. The station has been unstaffed since March 1, 1971. Upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987, the station has been operated by JR East.