Ajiki Station

{{short description|Railway station in Sakae, Chiba Prefecture, Japan}} {{Infobox station | name = Ajiki Station | style = JR East | native_name = 安食駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = Ajiki-STA.jpg | alt = | caption = Ajiki Station, 2021 | other_name = | address = 3461 Ajiki, Sakae-machi, Inba-gun, Chiba-ken 270-1516 | country = Japan | coordinates = {{coord|35.8359|N|140.2421|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}} | operator = 20px JR East | line = {{Colorbull|seagreen}} Narita Line | distance = 23.2 from {{STN|Abiko|x|Chiba}} | platforms = 2 side platforms | tracks = 2 | connections = | structure = | code = | status = Staffed ( ''Midori no Madoguchi'' ) | website = {{Official website|1=http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=55}} | opened = February 2, 1901 | rebuilt = | closed = | former = | passengers = 2427 daily | pass_year = FY2019 | map_type = Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Ajiki Station | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East|line=Narita|left=Kobayashi|to-left=Abiko|note-mid=Abiko branch|right=Shimōsa-Manzaki|to-right=Narita}} }} thumb|Station platforms, 2020 {{nihongo|'''Ajiki Station'''|安食駅|Ajiki-eki}} is a passenger railway station in the town of Sakae, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

It serves the town of Sakae, where you can find tourist attractions like Boso no mura and Owashi Shrine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Going back in time at Sakae Town |url=https://www.japan-guide.com/ad/sakaemachi/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=www.japan-guide.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Lines== Ajiki Station is served by the Abiko Branch Line of the Narita Line, and lies 23.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Abiko Station. ==Station layout== The station consists of dual opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.

===Platforms=== {{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nolinkindex= Narita Line|linecol= seagreen |dir=For {{STN|Narita|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nolinkindex= Narita Line|linecol= seagreen |dir=For {{STN|Abiko|x|Chiba}}, {{STN|Ueno|x}}}}

==History== Ajiki Station was opened on February 2, 1901, as a station on the Narita Railway Company for both freight and passenger operations. On September 1, 1920, the Narita Railway was nationalised, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR). After World War II, the JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR). Scheduled freight operations were suspended from June 10, 1970. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987.

==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2427 passengers daily.<ref name="jreast2019stats">{{cite web|url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_04.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}}</ref>

==Surrounding area== * {{jct|country=JPN|Route|356}} * Sakae Town Hall

==See also== * List of railway stations in Japan

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *[http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=55 JR East station information] {{in lang|ja}}

Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1901 Category:Railway stations in Chiba Prefecture Category:Narita Line Category:Sakae, Chiba