Awa-Kawaguchi Station

阿波川口駅
Awa-Kawaguchi Station
General information
LocationŌkawamochi, Yamashirochō, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture 779-5304
Japan
Coordinates33°57′50″N 133°45′17″E / 33.9638°N 133.7548°E / 33.9638; 133.7548
Operated byThe logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku
Line(s)     Dosan Line
Distance55.1 km (34.2 mi) from Tadotsu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleNo - footbridge needed to access one of the platforms
Other information
StatusKan'i itaku station
Station codeD25
History
Opened28 November 1935 (1935-11-28)
Passengers
FY201932
Services
Preceding station The logo of Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku). JR Shikoku Following station
Koboke
towards Kubokawa
Dosan Line Iyaguchi
towards Tadotsu
Location
Awa-Kawaguchi Station is located in Tokushima Prefecture
Awa-Kawaguchi Station
Awa-Kawaguchi Station
Location within Tokushima Prefecture
Awa-Kawaguchi Station is located in Japan
Awa-Kawaguchi Station
Awa-Kawaguchi Station
Awa-Kawaguchi Station (Japan)

Awa-Kawaguchi Station (阿波川口駅, Awa-Kawaguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "D25".[1][2]

Lines

The station is served by JR Shikoku's Dosan Line and is located 55.1 km from the beginning of the line at Tadotsu.[3][4]

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. A footbridge connects the two platforms. The station building has a waiting room and a kan'i itaku ticket window.[2]

Platforms

1  Dosan Line for Awa-Ikeda and Kotohira
2  Dosan Line for Ōboke and Kōchi

History

The station opened on 28 November 1935 when the then Kōchi Line was extended northwards from Toyonaga to Minawa and the line was renamed the Dosan Line. At this time the station was operated by Japanese Government Railways, later becoming Japanese National Railways (JNR). With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, control of the station passed to JR Shikoku.[4][5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32 passengers daily[6]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. "Shikoku Railway Route Map" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "阿波川口" [Awa-Kawaguchi]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. "Awa-Kawaguchi Station Timetable" (PDF). JR Shikoku. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 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. 665. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  5. 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. pp. 217–218. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  6. 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.
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