Asahikawa Station

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".

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

Platform No Line NameDirection1 Furano Linefor Biei・Furano2 Sekihoku Main Linefor Kamikawa・Engaru・Kitami3 Hakodate Main Linefor Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo Sekihoku Main Linefor Kamikawa Sōya Main Linefor Nayoro・Otoineppu4 Hakodate Main Linefor Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo Sekihoku Main Linefor Engaru・Kitami・Abashiri5 Sekihoku Main Linefor Engaru・Kitami・Abashiri Soya Main Linefor Nayoro・Wakkanai6 Hakodate Main Linefor Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo Soya Main Linefor Nayoro・Wakkanai7 Hakodate Main Linefor Fukagawa・Takikawa・Iwamizawa・Sapporo Sekihoku Main Linefor Kamikawa Soya Main Linefor Nayoro

Adjacent stations

History

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. The new station building was designed by Hiroshi Naito.

See also List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

JR Hokkaido Asahikawa Station information Ekikara Time Table - Asahikawa Station