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Ageo Station is a railway station on the Takasaki Line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Ageo, Saitama, Japan.LinesAgeo 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.StatisticsThe daily average usage for 2014 was 41,168 peopleHistoryThe 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 areaAgeo City HallAgeo Post OfficeAgeo City General Hospital