Awa-Ōmiya Station Explained


Awa-Ōmiya Station
Native Name:阿波大宮駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Shikoku
Address:Kawahigashi Ōsaka, Itano Town, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0101
Country:Japan
Distance: from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - island platform accessed by footbrige
Code:T08
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:4
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Awa-Ōmiya Station

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Itano, Itano District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "T08".[1]

Lines

Awa-Ōmiya Station is served by the JR Shikoku Kōtoku Line and is located 53.2 km from the beginning of the line at Takamatsu. Only local services stop at the station.[2]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. The station building beside the tracks is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[3] [4] [5]

Platforms

History

Awa-Ōmiya Station was opened on 20 March 1935 as an intermediate stop when the Kōtoku Line was extended eastwards from to link up with an existing track at to establish a through-service to . At that 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.

Surrounding area

The station located in the mountainous area on the way from central Itano to the crossing of Osaka Pass.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 23 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Awa-Ōmiya Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 25 January 2018.
  3. Web site: 阿波大宮. Awa-Ōmiya. 25 January 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Book: Kawashima, Ryōzō. ja: 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. 2013 . Kodansha. 9784062951609. Japan Railways Illustrated. Shikoku and Kyushu. All lines, all stations, all track layouts. Volume 1 Eastern Shikoku. Japanese. 34, 68.
  5. Web site: 阿波大宮駅. Awa-Ōmiya Station. 25 January 2018. shikoku.org.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012830/https://www.shikoku.org.uk/JR/LINE/koutoku/OMIYA.htm. 26 January 2018. dead.