Shin-Asahikawa Station

Shin-Asahikawa Station (新旭川駅, Shin-Asahikawa eki) is a railway station located in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Shin-Asahikawa Station 新旭川駅
Shin-Asahikawa
General information
Location	Higashi-8-Jō 6-chōme, Asahikawa, Hokkaido （北海道旭川市東8条6丁目） Japan
Operated by	JR Hokkaido
Line(s)	Sekihoku Main Line, Soya Main Line
Other information
Station code	A30
History
Opened	1922

Lines

Shin-Asahikawa Station is served by the Soya Main Line and is also the official starting point of the Sekihoku Main Line, although all local trains originate and terminate at Asahikawa Station.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Soya Main Line
Rapid Nayoro: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sōya: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Sarobetsu: Does not stop at this station
Asahikawa-Yojō		Local		Nagayama
Sekihoku Main Line
Asahikawa-Yojo		Local		Minami-Nagayama
Asahikawa-Yojō		Limited Rapid Kitami (Kitami-bound only)		Minami-Nagayama
Limited Express Okhotsk: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Taisetsu: Does not stop at this station

History

The station opened on 4 November 1922. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (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 (in Japanese)