was a railway station on the Yamada Line in

Morioka, Iwate is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. On 1 February 2021, the city had an estimated population of 290,700 in 132,719 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . G ...

, Japan, operated by

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(JR East). Opened in 1928, the station closed in March 2016.

Lines

Asagishi Station was served by the Yamada Line from to , and was located 27.6 kilometers from the line's starting point at Morioka Station.

Station layout

Asagishi Station has a single

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serving traffic in both directions. The station is unstaffed.

Services

By late 2013, the station was normally served by a total of just five services daily, but from January until 15 March 2013, no trains stopped at this station during the winter period.

Adjacent stations

History

Asagishi Station opened on 25 September 1928. With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.

Closure

In August 2015, JR East notified the city of Morioka that it was considering closing Asagashi and Ōshida Station on the Yamada Line, possibly by March 2016, due to low patronage. In December 2015, JR East announced that it would be formally closing the station from the start of the following timetable revision. The station closed following the last day of services on 25 March 2016.

Passenger statistics

, the station was used by an average of just 0.3 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

The station was situated in a remote area location with just two households living within a radius of 2.5 km ().

References

External links

JR East station information

JR East December news release announcing the station's closure
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