Awa-Kamo Station Explained

Awa-Kamo Station
Native Name:阿波加茂駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kamo, Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi-gun, Tokushima-ken 779-4701
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Shikoku
Line: Tokushima Line
Distance:6.6 km from
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2 + 2 sidings
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - island platform accessed by footbridge
Code:B22
Status:Unstaffed but some types of tickets available from kan'i itaku agent onsite
Passengers:242
Pass Year:FY2014
Map Type:Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Awa-Kamo Station

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B22".[1]

Lines

Awa-Kamo Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 6.6 km from the beginning of the line at . Besides local trains, the Tsurugisan limited express service also stops at Awa-Kamo.[2]

Layout

The station consists of an island platform serving two tracks. Two sidings branch off the main tracks. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[3] [4] [5] JR Shikoku closed its ticket window in 2010[6] but a municipal information centre was set on the station premises in 2012 who sells some types of tickets as a kan'i itaku agent.[7]

Platforms

History

Awa-Kamo was opened on 25 March 1914 as one of several intermediate stations built when Japanese Government Railways (JGR) extended the track of the Tokushima Main Line from to . With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor to JGR, on 1 April 1987, Awa-Kamo came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.

In 2012, the local municipal authority set up the which has pamphlets of local attractions, offers bicycle rentals, sells local products and also sells some types of train tickets.[8]

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-Kamo Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 7 February 2018.
  3. Web site: 阿波加茂. Awa-Kamo. 7 February 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  4. Web site: 阿波加茂駅. Awa-Kamo Station. 6 February 2018. shikoku.org.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208064125/https://www.shikoku.org.uk/JR/LINE/tokushima/A-KAMO.htm. 8 February 2018. dead.
  5. 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. 38, 82.
  6. Web site: JR四国 駅業務体制の見直しについて . Revision of station business system. 21 June 2010. 20 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20100625120429/http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/03_news/press/10-06-21/02.htm . 2010-06-25. JR Shikoku.
  7. Web site: 阿波加茂駅. Awa-Kamo Station. 7 February 2018. jr-mars.dyndns.org. See images of tickets sold.
  8. Web site: 東みよし町加茂ふれあい館さくらひろば. East Miyoshi Town Kamo Interaction Centre Sakura Hiroba. 7 February 2018. Tokushima Prefecture Tourist Information Website "Awa Navi". https://web.archive.org/web/20180208004353/https://www.awanavi.jp/docs/2013031301051/. 8 February 2018. dead.