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Asari Station (Hokkaido)

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Location
  
Otaru, Hokkaido Japan

Line(s)
  
■ Hakodate Main Line

Status
  
Unstaffed

Address
  
Japan

Platforms in use
  
2

Operated by
  
JR Hokkaido

Distance
  
259.3 km from Hakodate

Station code
  
S12

Opened
  
28 November 1880

Tracks
  
2

Asari Station (Hokkaido)

Similar
  
Zenibako Station, Minami‑Otaru Station, Otaru‑Chikkō Station, Shioya Station, Ranshima Station

Asari Station (朝里駅, Asari-eki) is a railway station in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The station is numbered S12.

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Lines

Asari Station is served by the Hakodate Main Line

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge, serving two tracks. The station has automated ticket machines and Kitaca card readers. The station is unattended.

History

The station opened on November 28, 1880 as a flag station.

The area around the station was used as a location in the 2008 music video for Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart".

References

Asari Station (Hokkaido) Wikipedia