Azami Station

Azami Station

阿左美駅
; Azami Station; 阿左美駅
	Azami Station in December 2007
General information
Location	1057-4 Kasakakemachi Azami, Midori-shi, Gunma-ken 379-2311; Japan
Coordinates	36.3853°N 139.3065°E
Operated by	Tōbu Railway
Line(s)	Tōbu Kiryū Line
Distance	13.1 km from Ōta
Platforms	1 side platform
Other information
Station code	TI-54
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 5, 1937
Passengers
FY2019	573 daily
Location
	Azami Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Azami Station Azami Station (Japan)

Azami Station (阿左美駅, Azami-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Midori, Gunma, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Tōbu Railway. It is numbered "TI-54".

Lines

Azami Station is served by the Tōbu Kiryū Line, and is located 12.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ōta.

Station layout

The station consists of a single side platform serving traffic in both directions.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tōbu Kiryū Line
Yabuzuka		Local		Shin-Kiryū

History

Azami Station was opened on May 5, 1937. During work to extend the platform from 1954-1955, extensive Jōmon period archaeological remains were discovered, which were proclaimed a Gunma Prefectural Historic Site in 1960.

From March 17, 2012, station numbering was introduced on all Tōbu lines, with Azami Station becoming "TI-54".[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 573 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

Kiryu University
Azami Marsh

References

「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
駅情報（乗降人員) [Station information (passengers)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)

External links

Tobu station information Archived 2015-05-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

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[tobu20120209-1] 「東武スカイツリーライン」誕生！あわせて駅ナンバリングを導入し、よりわかりやすくご案内します [Tobu Sky Tree Line created! Station numbering to be introduced at same time] (PDF). Tobu News (in Japanese). Tobu Railway. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

[Tobu2019stats-2] 駅情報（乗降人員) [Station information (passengers)] (in Japanese). Japan: Tobu Railway. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020. (in Japanese)