en Ashisawa Station

Location
	Ashisawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Ashisawa Station Ashisawa Station (Japan)

Ashisawa Station

芦沢駅
Ashisawa Station; 芦沢駅
	Ashisawa Station, May 2005
General information
Location	1012 Ashizawa, Obanazawa-shi, Yamagata-ken 999-4554; Japan
Coordinates	38°39′20″N 140°21′40″E / 38.655489°N 140.361064°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Ōu Main Line
Distance	133.7 km from Fukushima
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	December 1, 1916
Passengers
FY2018	56
Services
Location
Location
	Ashisawa Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Ashisawa Station Ashisawa Station (Japan)

Ashisawa Station (芦沢駅, Ashisawa-eki) is a railway station located in the city of Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ashisawa Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 133.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.^{[citation needed]}

Station layout

Ashisawa station has two opposed side platforms, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms

1	■ Ōu Main Line	for Yamagata, Murakami
2	■ Ōu Main Line	for Shinjō

History

Ashisawa Station opened on December 1, 1916. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 45 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Although located within the city limits of Obanazawa, Ashisawa Station is located in a rural area isolated from the city center by a range of mountains. The station of Ōishida in the neighboring town of Ōishida is much more convenient to the city center.^{[citation needed]}