Awa-Ōtani Station Explained


Awa-Ōtani Station
Native Name:阿波大谷駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR Shikoku
Address:Maeba Ōasachō Ōtani, Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture 779-0302
Country:Japan
Distance: from
Platforms:1 side platform
Tracks:1
Structure:At grade
Code:N05
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:84
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Awa-Ōtani Station

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]

Lines

The station is served by the JR Shikoku Naruto Line and is located 1.3 km from the beginning of the line at . Only local services stop at the station.[2]

Layout

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.[3] [4] [5]

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 84 passengers daily[6]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shikoku Railway Route Map. JR Shikoku. 23 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Awa-Ōtani Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 29 January 2018.
  3. Web site: 阿波大谷. Awa-Ōtani. 29 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. 35, 70.
  5. Web site: 阿波大谷駅. Awa-Ōtani Station. 29 January 2018. shikoku.org.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129195259/https://www.shikoku.org.uk/JR/LINE/naruto/OTANI.htm. 29 January 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: https://www.pref.tokushima.lg.jp/statistics/sougou/yearbooks/5046774/. ja:令和3年版 阿南市統計書 . Reiwa gan'nen: Tokushima ken tōkei-sho. 2021. Tokushima Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 4 July 2022.