Ashikaga Flower Park Station
Ashikaga Flower Park Station あしかがフラワーパーク駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ashikaga Flower Park Station in April 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Hasama-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 329-4216 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′55″N 139°31′07″E / 36.315167°N 139.518611°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ryōmō Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 32.0 km (19.9 mi) from Oyama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 2018 | ||||||||||
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Ashikaga Flower Park Station (あしかがフラワーパーク駅, Ashikaga Furawā Pāku-eki) is a railway station on the Ryōmō Line in Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The station is named after the nearby Ashikaga Flower Park.[1] This station is the newest station on the Ryōmō Line.
Lines
[edit]Ashikaga Flower Park Station is served by the Ryōmō Line, and is located 32.0 km (19.9 mi) from the starting point of the line at Oyama, and 59.7 km (37.1 mi) from Takasaki. The preceding station of Tomita is 0.9 km (0.56 mi) away and the following station of Ashikaga is 6.2 km (3.9 mi) away.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one side platform serving traffic in both directions. The station is unattended.[2] Ashikaga Flower Park has a Braille fare table, and no other accessibility features.[3]
Platform
[edit]Source:[4]
| - | ■ Ryōmō Line | for Sano, Tochigi and Oyama |
| for Kiryu, Isesaki, Maebashi, and Takasaki |
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Ticket Gate November 2021 -
Platform November 2021 -
Platform Sign December 2019 -
Station During the Night in Winter December 2021
History
[edit]Construction of the new station started in August 2017.[5] The total construction costs of ¥819 million are to be shared between JR East (¥323 million), Ashikaga City (¥396 million), and Tochigi Prefecture (¥100 million).[5]
The name of the new station was announced by JR East in December 2017.[6] The station opened on 1 April 2018.[1]
Passenger statistics
[edit]JR East has never reported the passenger numbers for Ashikaga Flower Park Station.
Surrounding area
[edit]- Ashikaga Flower Park (足利フラワーパーク)
- Kurita Museum
Prefecture Route 67
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 「あしかがフラワーパーク駅」開業 周辺の渋滞緩和に期待 ["Ashikaga Flower Park Station" expected to ease traffic congestion around the opening]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "あしかがフラワーパーク駅の情報、写真、印象記（栃木県：JR東日本－両毛線）". travelstation.tokyo. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "駅の情報（あしかがフラワーパーク駅）：JR東日本". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "JR東日本：駅構内図（あしかがフラワーパーク駅）". JR東日本：東日本旅客鉄道株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ a b 「フラワーパーク」新駅、イメージ図を公開 足利市とＪＲ東が事業施行協定 [Artist's impressions of new "Flower park" station released - Ashikaga City and JR East sign project agreement]. Shimotsuke Original Online News (in Japanese). Japan: Shimotsuke Shimbun. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ 両毛線新駅「あしかがフラワーパーク駅」に [New Ryōmō Line station to be named "Ashikaga Flower Park Station"]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
External links
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Media related to Ashikaga Flower Park Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
- JR East news release (in Japanese)