Ajiki Station

Ajiki Station (安食駅, Ajiki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Sakae, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Ajiki Station 安食駅
Ajiki Station, 2021
General information
Location	3461 Ajiki, Sakae-machi, Inba-gun, Chiba-ken 270-1516 Japan
Coordinates	35.8359°N 140.2421°E / 35.8359; 140.2421
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Narita Line
Distance	23.2 from Abiko
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	February 2, 1901
Passengers
FY2019	2427 daily
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Kobayashi towards Abiko Narita Line Abiko branch Shimōsa-Manzaki towards Narita
Location Ajiki Station Location within Chiba Prefecture Show map of Chiba Prefecture Ajiki Station Ajiki Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Station platforms, 2020

It serves the town of Sakae, where you can find tourist attractions like Boso no mura and Owashi Shrine.^[1]

Lines

Ajiki Station is served by the Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line, and lies 23.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Abiko Station.

Station layout

The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Narita Line	For Narita
2	■ Narita Line	For Abiko, Ueno

History

Ajiki Station was opened on February 2, 1901, as a station on the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. On September 1, 1920, the Narita Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from June 10, 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2427 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• National Route 356
• Sakae Town Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "Going back in time at Sakae Town". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
2. 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Ajiki Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East station information (in Japanese)