Awa-Kainan Station

Awa-Kainan Station
阿波海南駅
Location Shihohara, Kaiyō-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 775-0202
Japan
Coordinates 33°36′22″N 134°21′03″E / 33.6062°N 134.3509°E / 33.6062; 134.3509Coordinates: 33°36′22″N 134°21′03″E / 33.6062°N 134.3509°E / 33.6062; 134.3509
Operated by JR Shikoku
Line(s) ■ Mugi Line
Distance 77.8 km from Tokushima
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Bike shed
Other information
Status Unstaffed
Station code M27
History
Opened 1 October 1973 (1973-10-01)
Location
Awa-Kainan Station
Location within Japan

Awa-Kainan Station (阿波海南駅, Awa-Kainan-eki) is a railway station on the [Mugi Linbe]] in Kaiyō, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M27".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 77.8 km from the beginning of the line at Tokushima.[3] Only local trains stop at the station.[4]

Layout

The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building but a community interaction centre set up by the local municipal authorities is linked to the platform and serves as a waiting room. There is, additionally, a weather shelter on the platform. Access to the platform is by means of a flight of steps from the station forecourt or a ramp from the community interaction centre. A bike shed is provided near the base of the steps.[2][5][3]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Mugi Line
Asakawa Local Kaifu

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 "阿波海南" [Awa-Kainan Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 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. p. 43, 74. ISBN 9784062951609.
  4. ↑ "Awa-Kainan Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "阿波海南駅" [Awa-Kainan Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Retrieved 15 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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