Nishi-Ashikajima Station

Nishi-Ashikajima Station
西海鹿島駅

Nishi-Ashikajima Station, September 2013
Location 5212 Ashikajima-chō, Chōshi, Chiba
(千葉県銚子市海鹿島町5212)
Japan
Operated by Chōshi Electric Railway
Line(s) Chōshi Electric Railway Line
Distance 3.2 km from Chōshi
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
History
Opened 1 May 1970
Traffic
Passengers (FY2010) 40 daily
Location
Nishi-Ashikajima Station
Location within Japan

Nishi-Ashikajima Station (西海鹿島駅 Nishi-Ashikajima-eki) is a railway station on the privately operated Chōshi Electric Railway Line in Chōshi, Chiba, Japan.

Lines

Nishi-Ashikajima Station is served by the 6.4 km Chōshi Electric Railway Line from Chōshi to Tokawa. It is located between Kasagami-Kurohae and Ashikajima stations, and is a distance of 3.2 km from Chōshi Station.[1]

Station layout

View of the station, January 2007

The station is unstaffed, and consists of a side platform serving a single track.[1][2]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Chōshi Electric Railway Line
Kasagami-Kurohae - Ashikajima

History

Nishi-Ashikajima Station opened on 1 March 1970 to serve the surrounding residential area.[1][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2010, the station was used by an average of 40 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2007 55[5]
2008 51[6]
2009 45[7]
2010 40[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  2. Shirato, Sadao (June 2011). 銚子電気鉄道(上) [Choshi Electric Railway Volume One]. Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 31. ISBN 978-4-7770-5309-4.
  3. メルヘン駅舎(各駅案内) [Fairy tale station buildings (Station information)] (in Japanese). Choshi Electric Railway. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2010(平成22)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2010)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  5. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2007(平成19)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  6. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2008(平成20)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2008)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  7. 民鉄等駅別1日平均運輸状況 2009(平成21)年度 [Private railway average daily passenger figures by station (Fiscal 2009)] (Excel) (in Japanese). Japan: Chiba Prefectural Government. 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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