Asahi Station (Mie)
# Asahi Station (Mie)

Asahi Station (朝日駅, Asahi-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the town of Asahi, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

## Lines

Asahi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is 28.5 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nagoya Station.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms. The station is unattended.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Kansai Main Line | For Yokkaichi, Kameyama |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Kansai Main Line | For Kuwana, Nagoya |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| JR Central Kansai Main Line |||||
| Kuwana | Local | Tomida |
| Kuwana | Semi Rapid | Tomida |
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Rapid "Mie": Does not stop at this station |||||
| Limited Express "Nanki": Does not stop at this station |||||

## Station history

Asahi Station was opened on August 8, 1983, as a station on the Japan National Railways (JNR). The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Station numbering was introduced to the section of the Kansai Main Line operated JR Central in March 2018; Asahi Station was assigned station number CI08.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 697 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

## Surrounding area

* Asahi Town Office
* Toshiba Mie Factory
