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Ashino-Kōen Station

芦野公園駅
Ashino-Kōen Station; 芦野公園駅
	Ashino-Kōen Station in May 2006
General information
Location	84-171 Kanagi-cho, Goshogawara-shi, Aomori-ken 037-0202; Japan
Coordinates	40°54′44″N 140°27′06″E / 40.91222°N 140.45167°E
Operated by	Tsugaru Railway Company
Line(s)	■ Tsugaru Railway Line
Distance	14.3 km from Tsugaru-Goshogawara
Platforms	1 (1 side platform)
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	October 4, 1930
Services
Location
Location
	Ashino-Kōen Station Location within Aomori Prefecture Ashino-Kōen Station Ashino-Kōen Station (Japan)

former Ashino-Kōen Station building, Registered Tangible Cultural Property

Ashino-Kōen Station (芦野公園駅, Ashino Kōen-eki) is a railway station in the city of Goshogawara, Aomori, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tsugaru Railway Company.

Lines

Ashino-Kōen Station is served by the Tsugaru Railway Line, and is located 14.3 km from the terminus of the line at Tsugaru-Goshogawara.

Station layout

The station has a single ground-level side platform serving a bidirectional track. The station is unattended.

History

Ashino-Kōen Station was opened on October 4, 1930. The station building was replaced in 1975. The original station building, a one-story wooden structure with a copper roof and pentagonal gable which appeared in Osamu Dazai's novel "Tsugaru", was preserved and used as a coffee shop by the NPO "Kanagi Genki Club" and as the "Tsugaru Railway Old Ashinokoen Station Bookstore". It received protection as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2014. It is the last remaining building on the Tsugaru Railway from the time of its opening^[1]