Azami Station

Railway station in Midori, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

36°23′07″N 139°18′23″E / 36.3853°N 139.3065°E / 36.3853; 139.3065Operated by

Tōbu Kiryū LineDistance13.1 km from ŌtaPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStation codeTI-54WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMay 5, 1937PassengersFY2019573 daily Services

Preceding station	Tobu Railway			Following station
Yabuzuka TI53 towards Ōta		Kiryū Line		Shin-Kiryū TI55 towards Akagi

Location
Azami Station Location within Gunma Prefecture Show map of Gunma Prefecture Azami Station Azami Station (Japan) Show map of 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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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)