Asakawa Station

Asakawa Station
浅川駅
Location Asakawa, Kaiyō-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 775-0101
Japan
Coordinates 33°37′35″N 134°21′32″E / 33.6265°N 134.3588°E / 33.6265; 134.3588Coordinates: 33°37′35″N 134°21′32″E / 33.6265°N 134.3588°E / 33.6265; 134.3588
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) ■ Mugi Line
Distance 75.4 km from Tokushima
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Bike shed
Disabled access No -steep access road to platform
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code M26
History
Opened 1 October 1973 (1973-10-01)
Location
Asakawa Station
Location within Japan

Asakawa Station (浅川駅, Asakawa-eki) is a railway station on the Mugi Line in Kaiyō, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M26".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 75.4 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform for passengers. Like the previous station, Sabase, an access road slopes up steeply from National Route 55, giving direct access to the platform. At the base of the access road is a parking area, a bike shed, a public phone callbox and a toilet building.[2][5][3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mugi Line
Sabase Local Awa-Kainan

History

Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 1 October 1973 as an intermediate station when the track of the Mugi Line was extended from Mugi to Kaifu. On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of JNR, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "浅川" [Asakawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 Kawashima, Ryōzō (2013). 図説: 日本の鉄道 四国・九州ライン 全線・全駅・全配線・第1巻 四国東部エリア [Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku] (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 43, 74. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ↑ "Asakawa Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "浅川駅" [Asakawa Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 662. ISBN 4533029809.
  7. ↑ Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4533029809.


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