TI15 Ashikagashi Station 足利市駅
The north entrance to the Station in September 2021
General information
Location	3694 Minami-chō, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi-ken 326-0821 Japan
Coordinates	36°19′47″N139°26′55″E / 36.3297°N 139.4486°E /36.3297; 139.4486
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Isesaki Line
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	TI-15
History
Opened	August 27, 1907
Previous names	Ashikagamachi (until 1924)
Passengers
FY2020	6010 daily
Services
Preceding station Tobu Railway Following station Tatebayashi TI10 towardsAsakusa Ryomo Ōta TI18 towardsAkagi orIsesaki Tōbu-Izumi TI14 towardsTōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen Isesaki Line Local Yashū-Yamabe TI16 towardsIsesaki
Location Ashikagashi Station Location within Tochigi Prefecture Show map of Tochigi Prefecture Ashikagashi Station Ashikagashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ashikagashi Station (足利市駅,Ashikagashi-eki) is arailway station in the city ofAshikaga, Tochigi, Japan, operated by the private railway operatorTōbu Railway.

Ashikagashi Station is served by theTōbu Isesaki Line, and is located 86.8 km from the line's Tokyo terminus atAsakusa.^[1]

The station consists of an elevatedisland platform serving two tracks.

The station first opened on August 27, 1907, asAshikagamachi Station (足利町駅).^[2] It was renamed Ashikagashi Station (足利市駅) on August 25, 1924.^[2] The station was rebuilt as an elevated station on July 23, 1980.^{[citation needed]}

From 17 March 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Ashikagashi Station becoming "TI-15".^[3]

In July 2015, the station andAshikaga Station adoptedChisato Moritaka's 1993 song "Watarasebashi" as theirtrain melody, as the song pays homage to the town of Ashikaga.^[4][5]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6010 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[6]

South Entrance

There are direct express bus services forNarita Airport,Haneda Airport,Osaka,Kyoto,Nara, Nara,Nagoya,Kanazawa,Toyama, andSendai.

• Ashikaga City Hall
• Ashikaga Post Office
• Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital
• Ashikaga Gakko
• National Route 293
• JR EastAshikaga Station (1 km northeast of the station)
• Orihime Jinja
• Banna-ji

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• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1907
• Ashikaga, Tochigi

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