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Ageo Station

上尾駅
Ageo Station; 上尾駅
	Ageo Station 2018/06
General information
Location	Kashiwaza 1-1-18, Ageo-shi, Saitama-ken; Japan
Coordinates	35°58′22″N 139°35′20″E / 35.972901°N 139.588904°E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Takasaki Line
Distance	8.2 km from Ōmiya
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 July 1883
Passengers
FY2019	41,655 daily
Services
Location
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	Ageo Station Location within Saitama Prefecture Ageo Station Ageo Station (Japan)

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Ageo Station (上尾駅, Ageo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ageo, Saitama, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) .

Lines

Ageo Station is served by the Takasaki Line, with through Shonan-Shinjuku Line and Ueno-Tokyo Line services to and from the Tokaido Line. It is 8.2 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at Ōmiya, and 38.7 km from Tokyo.

Layout

The station has one side platform and one island platform serving three tracks, connected by a footbridge, with an elevated station building located above the platforms. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)	for Ōmiya, Ueno, Tokyo, Yokohama, Atami, Numazu and Ito (via JT Tokaido Line and JT Ito Line)
1	■ Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	for Ōmiya, Shinjuku, Yokohama, Ōfuna, and Odawara (via JT Tokaido Line)
2	■ Takasaki Line	(for both directions)
3	■ Takasaki Line	for Kumagaya, Kagohara, Takasaki, and Maebashi

History

Ageo station opened on 28 July 1883.

The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.

1973 riots

On 13 March 1973, when a labor union attempted to protest by causing train delays, thousands of commuters rioted at the station, assaulting station personnel and destroying equipment over a six-hour period.^[1]^[2] The riots were instrumental in influencing the privatization of the JNR in 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 41,655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

Ageo City Hall
Ageo Post Office
Ageo City General Hospital

References

^ "Railway Rampage, Commuters Riot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 13 March 1973.
^ Low, Nicholas (2013). Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility. Routledge. pp. 99–102. ISBN 9780415529037.
^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Ageo Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR East Ageo Station

[1] "Railway Rampage, Commuters Riot". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 13 March 1973.

[2] Low, Nicholas (2013). Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility. Routledge. pp. 99–102. ISBN 9780415529037.

[jreast2019stats-3] 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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-| address     = Kashiwaza 1-1-18, Ageo-shi, Saitama-ken<br/>{{nihongo2|埼玉県上尾市柏座一丁目1-18 }}
+| address     = Kashiwaza 1-1-18, Ageo-shi, Saitama-ken
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+| coordinates = {{coord|35.972901|N|139.588904|E|source:dewiki_region:JP-11_scale:50000_type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=inline, title}}
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+| operator    = [[File: JR logo (east).svg|18px]] [[East Japan Railway Company|JR East]]
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+| status      = Staffed (''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' )
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+| opened      =28 July 1883
 | closed      =
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-| passengers  = 41,168 daily
+| passengers  = 41,655 daily
-| pass_year   = FY2014
+| pass_year   = FY2019
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+}}
+[[File:New Ageo Station 1.JPG|thumb|West entrance to Ageo Station, July 2012]]
-{{nihongo|'''Ageo Station'''|上尾駅|Ageo-eki}} is a railway station on the [[Takasaki Line]] operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) in [[Ageo, Saitama]], [[Japan]].
+{{nihongo|'''Ageo Station'''|上尾駅|Ageo-eki}} is a passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Ageo, Saitama]], [[Japan]], operated by [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) .
 ==Lines==
-Ageo Station is served by the [[Takasaki Line]], with through [[Shonan-Shinjuku Line]] and [[Ueno-Tokyo Line]] services to and from the [[Tokaido Line]]. It is 8.2 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at {{STN|Ōmiya|Saitama}}.
+Ageo Station is served by the [[Takasaki Line]], with through [[Shonan-Shinjuku Line]] and [[Ueno-Tokyo Line]] services to and from the [[Tokaido Line]]. It is 8.2 kilometers from the nominal starting point of the Takasaki Line at {{STN|Ōmiya|Saitama}}, and 38.7 km from {{STN|Tokyo}}.
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+{{jpfm|pfn=1|span=2|first=2|name=Takasaki Line (Ueno-Tokyo Line)|col=DarkOrange|dir=for {{STN|Ōmiya|Saitama}}, {{STN|Ueno}}, {{STN|Tokyo}}, {{STN|Yokohama}}, {{STN|Atami}}, {{STN|Numazu}} and {{STN|Ito}} (via {{JRLS|JT}} [[Tokaido Line]] and {{JRLS|JT}} [[Ito Line]])}}
-{{ja-rail-linem|linename=Shōnan-Shinjuku Line|linecol=DarkOrange|dir=for Ōmiya, {{STN|Shinjuku}}, {{STN|Yokohama}}, {{STN|Ōfuna}}, and {{STN|Hiratsuka}}}}
+{{jpfm|name=Shōnan-Shinjuku Line|col=Red|dir=for Ōmiya, {{STN|Shinjuku}}, {{STN|Yokohama}}, {{STN|Ōfuna}}, and {{STN|Odawara}} (via {{JRLS|JT}} Tokaido Line)}}
-{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2, 3|first=3|nidx=Takasaki Line|col=DarkOrange|dir=for {{STN|Kumagaya}}, {{STN|Kagohara}}, {{STN|Takasaki}}, and {{STN|Maebashi}}}}
+{{jpf|pfn=2|name=Takasaki Line|col=DarkOrange|dir=(for both directions)}}
+{{jpf|pfn=3|first=3|name=Takasaki Line|col=DarkOrange|dir=for {{STN|Kumagaya}}, {{STN|Kagohara}}, {{STN|Takasaki}}, and {{STN|Maebashi}}}}
-==Adjacent stations==
+== History ==
+Ageo station opened on 28 July 1883.
-{{J-railservice start}}
-{{J-route|route=Takasaki Line/Ueno-Tokyo Line|col=DarkOrange}}
-{{j-rserv|previous={{STN|Ōmiya|Saitama}}|next={{STN|Okegawa}}|service=Urban Rapid|col=DarkOrange}}
-{{J-rserv|service=Local|col=Green|previous={{STN|Miyahara}}|next={{STN|Kita-Ageo}}}}
-{{j-route|route=Shonan-Shinjuku Line|col=Red|f=w}}
-{{j-rserv|previous=Ageo|next={{STN|Kitamoto}}|service=Special Rapid|col=DarkOrange}}
-{{j-rserv|previous=Kita-Ageo|next=Kitamoto|service=Rapid|col=Green}}
-{{End box}}
+The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the JNR on 1 April 1987.
-== Statistics ==
-The daily average usage for 2014 was 41,168 people<ref name="jreast2014stats">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2014_02.html|script-title=ja:  各駅の乗車人員 (2014年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2014)|year= 2015|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 5 October 2015}}</ref>
-== History ==
+=== 1973 riots ===
-The station opened on 28 July 1883. On 13 March 1973, when a labor union attempted to protest by causing train delays, thousands of commuters rioted at the station, assaulting station personnel and destroying equipment over a six-hour period. <ref>{{cite news|title=Railway Rampage, Commuters Riot|date=March 13, 1973|work=Spokane Daily Chronicle|language=English|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref> The station became part of the JR East network after the privatization of the [[JNR]] on 1 April 1987.
+On 13 March 1973, when a labor union attempted to protest by causing train delays, thousands of commuters rioted at the station, assaulting station personnel and destroying equipment over a six-hour period.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 March 1973 |title=Railway Rampage, Commuters Riot |language=English |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Low |first=Nicholas |title=Transforming urban transport: the ethics, politics and practices of sustainable mobility |publisher=Routledge |year=2013 |isbn=9780415529037 |pages=99-102}}</ref> The riots were instrumental in influencing the privatization of the [[Japanese National Railways|JNR]] in 1987.
+==Passenger statistics==
+In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 41,655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).<ref name="jreast2019stats">{{cite web |url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_01.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= 2 August 2020}}</ref>
 ==Surrounding area==
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 ==External links==
-{{Commons category}}
+{{Commons category-inline}}
 *[http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=42 JR East Ageo Station]
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 {{ja-linecat|East Japan Railway Company}}
+[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1883]]
-{{coord|35.972901|N|139.588904|E|source:dewiki_region:JP-11_scale:50000_type:railwaystation|format=dms|display=title}}
-[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1883]]
 [[Category:Railway stations in Saitama Prefecture]]
 [[Category:Takasaki Line]]
 [[Category:Shōnan-Shinjuku Line]]
-[[Category:1883 establishments in Japan]]
+[[Category:Ageo, Saitama]]

v t e Stations of the Shōnan–Shinjuku Line
Takasaki Line - Tōkaidō Main Line	(Maebashi Shin-Maebashi Ino Takasakitonyamachi) Takasaki Kuragano Shinmachi Jimbohara Honjō Okabe Fukaya Kagohara Kumagaya Gyōda Fukiage Kita-Kōnosu Kōnosu Kitamoto Okegawa Kita-Ageo Ageo Miyahara Ōmiya Urawa Akabane Ikebukuro Shinjuku Shibuya Ebisu Ōsaki Musashi-Kosugi Yokohama Totsuka Ōfuna Fujisawa Tsujidō Chigasaki Hiratsuka Ōiso Ninomiya Kōzu Kamonomiya Odawara	JS
Utsunomiya Line - Yokosuka Line	Utsunomiya Suzumenomiya Ishibashi Jichi Medical University Koganei Oyama Mamada Nogi Koga Kurihashi Higashi-Washinomiya Kuki Shin-Shiraoka Shiraoka Hasuda Higashi-Ōmiya Toro Ōmiya Urawa Akabane Ikebukuro Shinjuku Shibuya Ebisu Ōsaki Nishi-Ōi Musashi-Kosugi Shin-Kawasaki Yokohama Hodogaya Higashi-Totsuka Totsuka Ōfuna Kita-Kamakura Kamakura Zushi	JS