Asahikawa Station opened in 1898. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Hokkaido.
The first phase of a new elevated station building opened on 10 October 2010. The entire station complex was completed in autumn 2011.[2]
^旭川駅が高架開業 [Asahikawa elevated station building opens]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2011.