足利
Ashikaga Station
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1888
5月22日
It opened as a station on the Ryomo Railway.
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両毛鉄道の駅として開業。
1897
1月1日
It was transferred to Nippon Railway.
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日本鉄道に譲渡。
1906
11月1日
The Nippon Railway was nationalized and transferred to the government railway.
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日本鉄道国有化。官設鉄道に移管。
1933
The current station building was completed.
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現駅舎完成。
1949
6月1日
It became part of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) with the establishment of the public corporation Japanese National Railways.
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公共企業体日本国有鉄道（国鉄）発足に伴い、その所属となる。
1980
The south entrance was opened.
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南口開設。
1984
2月1日
Freight handling was abolished.
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貨物の取り扱いを廃止。
1985
3月14日
Freight handling was abolished.
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荷物扱い廃止。
1987
4月1日
With the privatization of JNR, it became a JR East station.
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国鉄分割民営化により、JR東日本の駅となる。
1998
It was selected as one of the Kanto's 100 best stations, with the selection reason being that it is a Western-style building with stained glass that catches the eye, representing foreign culture at the time of its opening, despite being located on historic land.
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関東の駅百選に選定される。選定理由は「歴史のある土地にありながらステンドグラスを使い開設当時の外国文化を表す洋風な建築模様が目をひく駅」。
2001
11月18日
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use.
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ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
2006
3月
The kiosk and station soba shop closed.
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Kioskと駅そばが閉店。
2006
3月28日
The "Moshi Moshi Ticket Vending Machine Kaeru-kun" and automatic ticket gates started operating, and the Midori-no-Madoguchi was abolished.
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「もしもし券売機Kaeruくん」と自動改札機が稼働開始。みどりの窓口は廃止。
2008
7月25日
The station building was directly struck by lightning, resulting in a partial fire on the second floor.
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駅舎に落雷が直撃し、駅舎2階の室内一部が焼失する。
2010
3月18日
The installation of elevators for barrier-free access.
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エレベーター設置（バリアフリー化）。
2012
2月7日
The Moshi Moshi Ticket Vending Machine Kaeru-kun service has ended operations.
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「もしもし券売機Kaeruくん」営業終了。
2012
2月8日
Multifunctional ticket vending machines were installed.
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多機能券売機を設置。
2014
3月31日
The Midori no Madoguchi closed.
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びゅうプラザが閉店。
2015
7月24日
An departure melody was introduced, with the song being Chisato Moritaka's "Watarasebashi".
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発車メロディを導入。曲は森高千里の「渡良瀬橋」。
2015
9月
Station building tourist beautification work.
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駅舎観光美化工事。
2019
The station building was selected as a Historic Civil Engineering Heritage by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers for being a historic structure that preserves the charm and splendor of the Showa modern era.
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同年：駅舎は「現今の足利の礎を築いた交通・物流基盤施設、昭和モダンの風情と煌めきを留める歴史的建造物」として、土木学会選奨土木遺産に選ばれる。
2019
4月26日
The Ashikaga City Relocation and Residency Consultation Center "Aidacco" was opened.
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足利市移住・定住相談センター「Aidacco」開設。
2020
4月4日
The Tochigi Marriage Support Center Ashikaga was opened within Aidacco.
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Aidacco内に「とちぎ結婚支援センター足利」開設。
2021
2月4日
The pole-type station name signs were changed to a "textile pattern" design inspired by the Ryomo Line.
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柱設置型駅名標を両毛線をイメージした「織物柄」デザインに変更。
2021
2月23日
The hanging station name signs were changed to a fabric-pattern design.
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吊り下げ式駅名標を「織物柄」デザインに変更。
2022
7月
The Ashikaga City Migration and Residency Consultation Center was relocated to within Ashikaga City Station on the Tobu Isesaki Line.
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足利市移住・定住相談センターが東武伊勢崎線足利市駅構内へ移転。
Timeline adapted from Japanese Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Departure Melodies
渡良瀬橋
森高千里
渡良瀬橋の最寄り駅であることによる。
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Platform Layout & Transfers
PLATFORM LAYOUT (RYŌMŌ LINE)
1
Down
佐野 · 栃木 · 小山
2
Up
桐生 · 伊勢崎 · 前橋
↕ Platforms 1, 2 serve this line
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What train lines connect at Ashikaga Station?
Ashikaga Station is served by Ryōmō Line.