Awa-Tachibana Station | |
Native Name: | 阿波橘駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Higashibun Tsunominechō, Anan-shi, Tokushima-ken 774-0021 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR Shikoku |
Line: | Mugi Line |
Distance: | 28.6 km from |
Platforms: | 1 side platform |
Tracks: | 1 |
Structure: | At grade |
Accessible: | Yes - ramp leads up to platform |
Code: | M14 |
Status: | Unstaffed |
Passengers: | 97 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Tokushima Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Awa-Tachibana Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Anan, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Shikoku and has the station number "M14".[1]
Awa-Tachibana Station is served by the Mugi Line and is located 28.6 km from the beginning of the line at . Besides the local trains on the Mugi Line, some trains of the Muroto limited express service between and also stop at the station.[2]
The station consists of a side platform serving a single track. The station building is unstaffed and serves only as a waiting room. Access to the platform is by means of a ramp from the station building.[3] [4] [5]
Japanese Government Railways (JGR) opened Awa-Tachibana Station on 27 March 1936 as an intermediate station during the first phase of the construction of the Mugi Line when a track was built from to . On 1 April 1987, with the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, JR Shikoku took over control of the Station.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 97 passengers daily[6]