Asahi Station (Nagano)

Asahi Station

朝陽駅
Asahi Station in November 2007
General information
Location191-1 Minamibori, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken 381-0016
Japan
Coordinates36°39′58.2″N 138°14′29.0″E / 36.666167°N 138.241389°E / 36.666167; 138.241389
Operated by Nagano Electric Railway
Line(s) Nagano Electric Railway Nagano Line
Distance6.3 km from Nagano
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeN8
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 June 1926
Passengers
FY20161061
Location
Asahi Station is located in Japan
Asahi Station
Asahi Station
Location within Japan

Asahi Station (朝陽駅, Asahi-eki) is a railway station on the Nagano Line in the northeastern part of the city of Nagano, Japan. It is owned and operated by the private railway operating company Nagano Electric Railway. Asahi Station is the closest railroad station to the Aqua Wing Arena which was the B-Arena for ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Aqua Wing, today, is a public pool located in Nagano Sports Park (長野運動公園, Nagano undou kouen).