Ajiki Station (安食駅, Ajiki-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Sakae, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Ajiki Station 安食駅 | |||||||||||
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 Ajiki Station, 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3461 Ajiki, Sakae-machi, Inba-gun, Chiba-ken 270-1516 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°50′09″N 140°14′32″E / 35.8359°N 140.2421°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR East | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Narita Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 23.2 from Abiko | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 2, 1901 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 2427 daily | ||||||||||
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It serves the town of Sakae, where you can find tourist attractions like Boso no mura and Owashi Shrine.[1]
Lines
editAjiki Station is served by the Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line, and lies 23.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Abiko Station.
Station layout
editThe station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Narita Line | For Narita |
| 2 | ■ Narita Line | For Abiko, Ueno |
History
editAjiki Station was opened on February 2, 1901, as a station on the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. On September 1, 1920, the Narita Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from June 10, 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2427 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
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National Route 356- Sakae Town Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Going back in time at Sakae Town". www.japan-guide.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
External links
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Media related to Ajiki Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR East station information (in Japanese)
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