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Awa-Kainan Station

Coordinates: 33°36′22″N 134°21′03″E / 33.6062°N 134.3509°E / 33.6062; 134.3509
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Awa-Kainan Station

阿波海南駅
General information
LocationShihohara, Kaiyō-cho, Kaifu-gun, Tokushima-ken 775-0202
Japan
Coordinates33°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
Distance77.8 km from Tokushima
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesBike shed
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeM27
History
Opened1 October 1973 (1973-10-01)
Location
Awa-Kainan Station is located in Japan
Awa-Kainan Station
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. ^ a b "阿波海南" [Awa-Kainan Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 662. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  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). Vol. I. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 217. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.