Asahikawa Station

A28 Asahikawa Station 旭川駅
Asahikawa Station building
General information
Location	8-3-1 Miyashitadōri, Asahikawa-shi, Hokkaido Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Hakodate Main Line      Sōya Main Line      Sekihoku Main Line      Furano Line
Distance	423.1 km (262.9 mi) from Hakodate
Platforms	3 island platforms and 1 side platform
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	A28
Website	www.jrasahi.co.jp/contents/facilities/station/a28_asahikawa.html
History
Opened	16 July 1898; 126 years ago (1898-07-16)
Rebuilt	2010-2011
Passengers
FY2014	4,204 daily
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Asahikawa Station (旭川駅, Asahikawa-eki) is a railway station in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Asahikawa Station is the central train station for the city of Asahikawa, which is the second largest city in Hokkaido by population after Sapporo.

Lines

The station is the terminus for the following JR Hokkaido lines.

• Hakodate Main Line
• Sōya Main Line
• Sekihoku Main Line (shin Asahikawa: terminus)
• Furano Line

The station is numbered "A28".^[1]

Station Layout

Asahikawa Station has 4 platforms serving 7 tracks. All platforms are located on the upper level above the concourse.

Platform No	Line Name	Direction
1	■ Furano Line	for Biei・Furano
2	■ Sekihoku Main Line	for Kamikawa・Engaru・Kitami
3	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo
	■ Sekihoku Main Line	for Kamikawa
	■ Sōya Main Line	for Nayoro・Otoineppu
4	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo
	■ Sekihoku Main Line	for Engaru・Kitami・Abashiri
5	■ Sekihoku Main Line	for Engaru・Kitami・Abashiri
	■ Soya Main Line	for Nayoro・Wakkanai
6	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo
	■ Soya Main Line	for Nayoro・Wakkanai
7	■ Hakodate Main Line	for Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo
	■ Sekihoku Main Line	for Kamikawa
	■ Soya Main Line	for Nayoro

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  Platforms 1 and 2 (2018)
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  Platforms 3 and 4 (2018)
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  Platforms 5 and 6 (2018)
• 
  Platform 7 (2018)

Adjacent stations

789 and 785 series EMUs at Asahikawa Station on Super Kamui services, October 2011

Preceding station	JR Hokkaido			Following station
Local/Rapid
Terminus		Furano Line		Kaguraoka towards Furano
Chikabumi towards Hakodate		Hakodate Main Line Local		Terminus
Terminus		Sōya Main Line Local		Asahikawa-Yojō towards Wakkanai
		Sōya Main Line Rapid Nayoro		Asahikawa-Yojō towards Nayoro
		Sekihoku Main Line Local		Asahikawa-Yojō towards Abashiri
Limited Express
Fukagawa towards Sapporo		Kamui		Terminus
		Lilac
		Sōya		Wassamu towards Wakkanai
		Okhotsk		Kamikawa towards Abashiri
Terminus		Sarobetsu		Wassamu towards Wakkanai
		Taisetsu		Kamikawa towards Abashiri
		Kitami		Asahikawa-Yojo towards Kitami

History

Asahikawa Station in August 2006 before rebuilding

Asahikawa Station opened in 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.

The first phase of a new elevated station building opened on 10 October 2010. The entire station complex was completed in autumn 2011.^[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "JR Hokkaido Route Map" (PDF). Hokkaido Railway Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
2. 旭川駅が高架開業 [Asahikawa elevated station building opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

External links

• JR Hokkaido Asahikawa Station information (in Japanese)
• Ekikara Time Table - Asahikawa Station (in Japanese)

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