Ageo Station


Ageo Station is a railway station on the Takasaki Line operated by East Japan Railway Company in Ageo, Saitama, Japan.

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.

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

Adjacent stations

Statistics

The daily average usage for 2014 was 41,168 people

History

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

Surrounding area