Owari Asahi Station

尾張旭駅
Owari Asahi Station in March 2015
General information
LocationHarata-2591-3 Higashidaidōchō, Owariasahi-shi, Aichi-ken 488-0801
Japan
Coordinates35°13′01″N 137°02′10″E / 35.2169°N 137.036°E / 35.2169; 137.036
Operated by Meitetsu
Line(s) Meitetsu Seto Line
Distance14.7 kilometers from Sakaemachi
Platforms2 island platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeST15
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 2, 1905
Previous namesArai (to 1922)
Asahi-Arai (until 1971)
Passengers
FY20177,796
Location
Owari Asahi  Station is located in Aichi Prefecture
Owari Asahi  Station
Owari Asahi Station
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Owari Asahi  Station is located in Japan
Owari Asahi  Station
Owari Asahi Station
Owari Asahi Station (Japan)
Track Layout

Owari Asahi Station (尾張旭駅, Owari Asahi-eki) is a railway station in the city of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Meitetsu.[1]

Lines

Owari Asahi Station is served by the Meitetsu Seto Line, and is located 14.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Sakaemachi.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has automated ticket machines, Manaca automated turnstiles and is staffed.

Platforms

1  Meitetsu Seto Line For Owari Seto
2  Meitetsu Seto Line (arriving trains only)
3, 4  Meitetsu Seto Line For Sakaemachi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Nagoya Railroad
Seto Line
Ōmori-Kinjōgakuin-mae   Express   Sangō
Asahi-mae   Local Express   Sangō
Asahi-mae   Local   Sangō

Station history

Owari Asahi Station was opened on April 2, 1905, as Arai Station (新居駅, Arai-eki) on the privately operated Seto Electric Railway. Its changed its name to Asahi-Arai Station (旭新居駅, Asahi-Arai-eki) on February 24, 1922. The Seto Electric Railway was absorbed into the Meitetsu group on September 1, 1939. The station was renamed to its present name on November 1, 1971. The station was relocated to its present location, and new station building was completed in July 1994.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 7,796 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 尾張旭 [Owari Asahi] (in Japanese). Nagoya Railroad. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  2. 9- (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Owariasahi City. 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

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