Ashigara Station (Shizuoka)

For the Odakyu Odawara Line station, see Ashigara Station (Kanagawa).

Ashigara Station (足柄駅, Ashgara-eki) is a railway station in the town of Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central).

CB09 Ashigara Station 足柄駅
Exterior of Ashigara Station in September 2007
General information
Location	Takenoshita, Oyama Town, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	35°20′00″N 138°58′53″E
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Gotemba Line
Distance	28.9 km (18.0 mi) from Kōzu
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	CB09
History
Opened	15 September 1947; 77 years ago (1947-09-15)
Passengers
FY2017	497 daily
Services
Preceding station JR Central Following station Gotemba CB10 towards Numazu Gotemba Line Suruga-Oyama CB08 towards Kōzu
Location Ashgara Station Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Show map of Shizuoka Prefecture Ashgara Station Ashgara Station (Central Japan) Show map of Central Japan Ashgara Station Ashgara Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Platform

Lines

Ashigara Station is served by the JR Central Gotemba Line, and is located 28.9 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at Kōzu.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform. The station building is to the west of the tracks and connected to the platform by a level crossing. It has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	Gotemba Line	for Matsuda and Kōzu
2	Gotemba Line	for Gotemba and Numazu

History

Ashigara Station opened on September 15, 1947. Operational control of the station was transferred to JR Central following privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the Gotemba Line in March 2018; Ashigara Station was assigned station number CB09.^[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 497 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). ^[3]

Surrounding area

• Ashigara Elementary School
• Oyama High School

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

• Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. ISBN 4-533-02980-9. (in Japanese)

1. "在来線駅に駅ナンバリングを導入します" [Introducing station numbering to conventional line stations] (PDF). jr-central.co.jp (in Japanese). 13 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
2. "JR東海，在来線に駅ナンバリングを導入" [JR Tokai Introduces Station Numbering to Conventional Lines]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
3. 静岡県統計年鑑2017(平成29年)) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Shizuoka Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)