Atawa Station

Atawa Station 阿田和駅
Atawa Station
General information
Location	5114 Atawa, Mihama, Minamimuro, Mie （三重県南牟婁郡御浜町大字阿田和5114） Japan
Operated by	JR Central
Line(s)	Kisei Main Line
History
Opened	1940
Passengers
FY2010	168 daily

Atawa Station (阿田和駅, Atawa-eki) is a railway station in Mihama, Minamimuro District, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is located 168.4 rail kilometers away from the terminus of the line at Kameyama Station.

History

Atawa Station opened on August 8, 1940 as a station on the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) Kisei-Nishi Line. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II, and the line was renamed the Kisei Main Line on July 15, 1959. The station has been unattended since December 21, 1983. The station was absorbed into the JR Central network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Lines

• Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
  • Kisei Main Line

Station layout

Atawa Station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a level crossing. The small station building dates from the original construction of the line.

Platforms

1	■ Kisei Main Line	for Shingū
2	■ Kisei Main Line	for Owase, and Nagoya

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
Kisei Main Line
Kii-Ichigi		-	Kii-Ida

External links

• JR Central timetable (in Japanese)