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Asahi Station
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15 Events
1897
6月1日
The station opened as Asahimachi Station with the completion of the Sōbu Railway's Honjo - Chōshi section.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
総武鉄道本所 - 銚子間全通に伴い旭町駅（あさひまちえき）として開業。
1907
9月1日
The Sōbu Railway was acquired and became a station of the Imperial Railway Agency.
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総武鉄道が買収され、帝国鉄道庁の駅となる。
1959
10月1日
The station was renamed Asahi Station in 1954 when Asahi City was established.
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旭市が1954年（昭和29年）に市制施行したため旭駅に改称。
1966
4月14日
The current station building was completed.
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現在の駅舎が完成。
1973
7月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
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貨物扱い廃止。
1975
3月
It becomes a limited express train stop.
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特急列車停車駅になる。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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国鉄分割民営化に伴い、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）の駅となる。
2003
2月19日
The position of station master was abolished on an unknown date.
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月日不明：管理駅長を廃止。
2009
3月14日
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use and the station is incorporated into the Tokyo suburban area, with automatic ticket gates starting operation.
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ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。東京近郊区間に組み込まれる。自動改札機が供用開始。
2010
12月
The station front rotary was completed.
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駅前ロータリー完成。
2014
12月26日
Elevators were installed on the platforms.
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ホームにエレベーターを設置。
2015
10月20日
Operations were outsourced.
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業務委託化。
2016
2月6日
Reserved seat ticket vending machines were removed.
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指定席券売機を撤去。
2023
8月31日
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
2023
9月1日
Designated seat ticket vending machines were reintroduced.
Machine translation — show Japanese original
指定席券売機を再導入。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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PLATFORM LAYOUT (SŌBU MAIN LINE)
1
Up
成東 · 千葉 · 東京
2・3
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銚子
↕ Platforms 1, 2, 3 serve this line
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What train lines connect at Asahi Station?
Asahi Station is served by Sōbu Main Line.