Awa-Ōtani Station
N05 Awa-Ōtani Station 阿波大谷駅 | |||||||||||
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 Awa-Ōtani Station platform | |||||||||||
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| Location | Maeba Ōasachō Ōtani, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0302 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°09′29″N 134°32′25″E / 34.1581°N 134.5403°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR Shikoku | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Naruto Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) from Ikenotani | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | N05 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 April 1961 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 84 | ||||||||||
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Awa-Ōtani Station (阿波大谷駅, Awa-Ōtani-eki) is a passenger railway station in the city of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "N05".[1][2]
Lines
[edit]The station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 1.3 km from the beginning of the line at Ikenotani.[3] Only local services stop at the station.[4]
Layout
[edit]The station, which is unstaffed, consists of a side platform serving a single track. There is no station building, only a shelter on the platform. A ramp leads up to the platform from the access road.[2][3][5]
History
[edit]Japanese National Railways (JNR) opened the station on 15 April 1961 as an added station on the existing Naruto Line. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[6][7]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84 passengers daily[8]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Ōtani ware kilns
- Horiekita Elementary School, Naruto City
- Emperor Tsuchimikado cremation spot
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b "阿波大谷" [Awa-Ōtani]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ 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. pp. 35, 70. ISBN 9784062951609.
- ^ "Awa-Ōtani Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "阿波大谷駅" [Awa-Ōtani Station]. shikoku.org.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ 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. 652. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 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. 216. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 令和３年版 阿南市統計書 [Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho] (in Japanese). Japan: Tokushima Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External links
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Media related to Awa-Ōtani Station at Wikimedia Commons
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