Awa-Kawashima Station Explained

Awa-Kawashima Station
Native Name:阿波川島駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kawashimacho Kawashima, Yoshinogawa-shi, Tokushima-ken 779-3301
Country:Japan
Operator: JR Shikoku
Line: Tokushima Line
Distance:46.2 km from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platforms
Tracks:3
Structure:At grade
Accessible:No - platforms linked by footbridge
Code:B11
Status:Unstaffed (since 2010)
Former:Kawashima (to 1914)
Shingo (to 1915)
Passengers:490
Pass Year:FY2014
Map Type:Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Awa-Kawashima Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "B11".[1]

Lines

Awa-Kawashima Station is served by the Tokushima Line and is 46.2 km from the beginning of the line at . Besides local service trains, the Tsurugisan limited express service between and also stops at Awa-Kawashima.[2]

Layout

The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving 3 tracks. The station building has been unstaffed since 2010[3] and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the island platform is by means of a footbridge.[4] [5] [6]

Platforms

History

The station was opened on 19 August 1899 as Kawashima Station by the privately run Tokushima Railway as the terminus of a line from . It became a through-station on 23 December 1899 when the line was extended to . When the company was nationalized on 1 September 1907, Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station and operated it as part of the Tokushima Line (later the Tokushima Main Line). On 25 March 1914 it was renamed . On 1 July 1915 it was renamed Awa-Kawashima. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR Shikoku. On 1 June 1988, the line was renamed the Tokushima Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 490 passengers daily.

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-Kawashima Station Timetable. JR Shikoku. 4 February 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: 阿波川島. Awa-Kawashima. 4 February 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  5. Web site: 阿波川島駅. Awa-Kawashima Station. 4 February 2018. shikoku.org.uk.
  6. 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. 39, 83.