is a railway station located in
Asahikawa, Hokkaido
is a Cities of Japan, city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido, after Sapporo. It has been a Core cities of Japan, core city since April 1, 2000. The city i ...
, Japan, operated by the
Hokkaido Railway Company
The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to by its official abbreviation: . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart ...
(JR Hokkaido).
Lines
Shin-Asahikawa Station is served by the
Soya Main Line
Soya may refer to:
Food
* Soya bean, or soybean, a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean
* Soya sauce, see soy sauce, a fermented sauce made from soybeans, roasted grain, water and salt
Places
* Sōya District, ...
and is also the official starting point of the
Sekihoku Main Line
is a railway line in Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) between in Asahikawa and Abashiri Station in Abashiri. The name comes from the first Kanji characters of and , names of 19th century provinces along t ...
, although all local trains originate and terminate at
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 af ...
.
Adjacent stations
History
The station opened on 4 November 1922. With the privatization of
Japanese National Railways
The , abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
See also
*
List of railway stations in Japan
External links
JR Hokkaido station information
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Railway stations in Japan opened in 1922
Railway stations in Asahikawa