Asahi Station (Mie)

CJ08 Asahi Station 朝日駅
JR Asahi Station
General information
Location	2081 Kaki, Asahi-cho, Mie-gun, Mie-ken 510-8103 Japan
Coordinates	35.0338°N 136.6578°E / 35.0338; 136.6578
Operated by	JR Tōkai
Line(s)	Kansai Main Line
Distance	28.5 km from Nagoya
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	CJ08
History
Opened	March 1, 1928
Passengers
FY2019	697 daily
Location Asahi Station Location within Mie Prefecture Show map of Mie Prefecture Asahi Station Asahi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Asahi Station (朝日駅, Asahi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Asahi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines

Asahi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 28.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station.^[citation needed]

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms.[1] The station is unattended.^[citation needed]

Platforms

1	■ Kansai Main Line	For Yokkaichi, Kameyama
2	■ Kansai Main Line	For Kuwana, Nagoya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Central Kansai Main Line
Kuwana		Local		Tomida
Kuwana		Semi Rapid		Tomida
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Rapid "Mie": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Nanki": Does not stop at this station

Station history

Asahi Station was opened on August 8, 1983, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Kansai Main Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Asahi Station was assigned station number CI08.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 673 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

• Asahi Town Office
• Toshiba Mie Factory

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "「朝日駅」来月8日から開業". 交通協力会. 1983-07-10. p. 3.
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

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