Nagato-Awano Station

Nagato-Awano Station

長門粟野駅
Nagato-Awano Station; 長門粟野駅
	Nagato-Awano Station, May 2012
General information
Location	4896 Hohoku-cho, Oaza Awano, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi; （山口県下関市豊北町大字粟野4896）; Japan
Coordinates	34°21′27″N 130°58′13″E / 34.357502°N 130.970225°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sanin Main Line
Connections	;
History
Opened	1930
Passengers
FY2010	27 daily

Nagato-Awano Station (長門粟野駅, Nagato-Awano-eki) is a railway station on the Sanin Main Line in the Hōhoku area of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Station layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The platform is accessible via an uncovered footbridge. There is a toilet available near the station building, which is located on the north side of the tracks. Though managed by the Nagato Railroad Bureau, there are no station staff members.

History

7 December 1930 - The opening of the extension of the Mine Line, as it was then, from Nagato-Furuichi Station to Agawa Station. Services for passenger and freight trains commence.
24 February 1933 - Areas of the Mine line including Nagato-Awano Station are incorporated into the San'in Main Line.
1 June 1963 - The service of freight trains is cancelled.
1 April 1987 - Under the privatisation of Japan's railways, Nagato-Awano Station becomes part of the West Japan Railway Company.

Platforms

Station Side	■ San'in Main Line	Igami, Hitomaru, Nagato-Furuichi, Nagatoshi
Opposide Side	■ San'in Main Line	Agawa, Kottoi, Takibe, Shimonoseki

※The platforms are not numbered at this station.

Lines

The following lines pass through or terminate at Nagato-Awano Station:

West Japan Railway Company
- San'in Main Line

Adjacent stations

«	Service
San'in Main Line
Igami	Local	Agawa
Rapid: Does not stop at this station

Local area

There are several small shops around the station. The station is located in the village of Awano, which is at the north end of Shimonoseki city, and roughly 1 kilometre East from the border of Nagato city.

Awano Port (Awano Fishing Harbour) - Former ferry port that linked to Kuzu in Yuya (of the former Ōtsu District)across the Yuya Bay.
Awano Post Office
Awano River - The aonori collected near the mouth of the river is a local speciality.
Japan National Route 191

User statistics

Below are the average number of people who alight at Nagato-Awano Station per day.^[1]

1999 - 103
2000 - 97
2001 - 70
2002 - 71
2003 - 58
2004 - 53
2005 - 49
2006 - 32
2007 - 29
2008 - 25
2009 - 22
2010 - 27

References

^ 鉄道乗車人員駅別 [Railroad Users By Station] (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City Statistics Publications. Archived from the original (XLS) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

External links

JR West station information (in Japanese)

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[1] 鉄道乗車人員駅別 [Railroad Users By Station] (in Japanese). Shimonoseki City Statistics Publications. Archived from the original (XLS) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

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