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Railway station in Yokohama, Japan
JI05
Asano Station
浅野駅
Asano Station entrance, June 2015
General information
Location2 Suehirochō, Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa
（横浜市鶴見区末広町2丁目）
Japan
Operated by JR East
Line(s)JI Tsurumi Line
History
Opened30 March 1926; 98 years ago (1926-03-30)
Passengers
FY2006876 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
BentembashiJI04towards Tsurumi Tsurumi LineMain Line AnzenJI06towards Ōgimachi or Ōkawa
Tsurumi LineUmi-Shibaura branch Shin-ShibauraJI51towards Umi-Shibaura
Location
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Asano Station (浅野駅, Asano-eki) is a railway station on the Tsurumi Line in Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Asano Station is served by the Tsurumi Line, and forms a junction between the Tsurumi Main Line and Umi-Shibaura Branch Line. It is located 3.0 kilometers (1.9 mi) from the western terminus at Tsurumi Station.

Station layout

Asano Station has an island platform (platforms 1 and 2) and two opposed side platforms (platforms 3 and 4) serving four tracks.

Platforms

1 JI Tsurumi Line
(Main Line) 		for Hama-Kawasaki, Ōgimachi, and Ōkawa
2 JI Tsurumi Line
(Main Line) 		for Bentembashi and Tsurumi
3 JI Tsurumi Line
(Umi-Shibaura Branch) 		for Umi-Shibaura
4 JI Tsurumi Line
(Umi-Shibaura Branch) 		for Bentembashi and Tsurumi
  • The Tsurumi Line mainline platforms (1 and 2), June 2015 The Tsurumi Line mainline platforms (1 and 2), June 2015
  • The Umi-Shibaura Branch Line platforms (3 and 4), June 2015 The Umi-Shibaura Branch Line platforms (3 and 4), June 2015

History

The station opened on 10 March 1926, on the privately owned Tsurumi Rinkō Railway (鶴見臨港鉄道, Tsurumi Rinkō Tetsudō). The Tsurumi Rinkō line was nationalized on 1 July 1943, and was later absorbed into the Japanese National Railways (JNR) network. The station has been unstaffed since 1 March 1971. Upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station has been operated by JR East.

See also

References

  • Harris, Ken and Clarke, Jackie. Jane's World Railways 2008-2009. Jane's Information Group (2008). ISBN 0-7106-2861-7

External links

Stations of the Tsurumi Line
JI
Umi-Shibaura Branch:
Ōkawa Branch:


35°29′51.19″N 139°41′44.6″E / 35.4975528°N 139.695722°E / 35.4975528; 139.695722

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